A new solitary, interstitial species of Loxosomatidae (Entoprocta) from the coast of Galicia (NW Spain), Loxosoma discoides n. sp.

A new solitary species of Loxosomatidae (Entoprocta), Loxosoma discoides n. sp., is described. The specimens were found in the intertidal level of two locations in the Galician (NW Spain) coast. This new species, with “table-tennis bat” appearance, is characterised by showing large lateral wings in...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: ROLDÁN, CARMEN, VILLALBA, ANTONIO, VIÉITEZ, JOSÉ M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2019
Subjects:
Acari
Kamptozoa
taxonomy
morphology
histology
scanning electron microscopy
Iberian Peninsula
Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4604.2.11
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Summary:A new solitary species of Loxosomatidae (Entoprocta), Loxosoma discoides n. sp., is described. The specimens were found in the intertidal level of two locations in the Galician (NW Spain) coast. This new species, with “table-tennis bat” appearance, is characterised by showing large lateral wings in the calyx, which confer the singular aspect. It is the first record of this genus at the coast of the Iberian Peninsula.

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