Life Cycle and Morphology of a Cambrian Stem-Lineage Loriciferan

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Peel, John S., Stein, Martin, Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2013
• Subjects: Research Article; Greenland; Sirius; North Greenland
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3749095; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23991198; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073583

Cycloneuralians form a rich and diverse element within Cambrian assemblages of exceptionally preserved fossils. Most resemble priapulid worms whereas other Cycloneuralia (Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera), well known at the present day, have little or no fossil record. First reports o...