Emschermannia Borisanova 2016, gen. nov.

Emschermannia gen. nov. Diagnosis. Zooids comprising calyx and stalk that are not separated from each other by a star-cell complex and cuticular septum. Budding area located on calyx. Zooids attached to substratum by basal plate from which pseudostolons grow. The basal plate may be reduced so that t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borisanova, Anastasia O.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Phyllodocida
Nephtyidae
Emschermannia
Kara Sea
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/6073821
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6073821
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Summary:Emschermannia gen. nov. Diagnosis. Zooids comprising calyx and stalk that are not separated from each other by a star-cell complex and cuticular septum. Budding area located on calyx. Zooids attached to substratum by basal plate from which pseudostolons grow. The basal plate may be reduced so that the zooid arises directly from pseudostolon. Type species. Emschermannia ramificata sp. nov. Etymology. Emschermannia is named in honor of Dr Peter Emschermann, who provided the modern classification of Entoprocta. Published as part of Borisanova, Anastasia O., 2016, Emschermannia ramificata - a new genus and species of solitary entoproct from the Kara Sea, Russia, pp. 135-142 in Zootaxa 4084 (1) on page 136, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4084.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/1050919

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