CTENOSCULIDAE THIELE, 1925
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https://doi.org/ 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A77C1793-B652-41CE-BB27-CD2E29DEB201 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5676452 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2C1887BD-FFE8-FFF2-7CFE-8EACFD44FA9A |
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Plazi |
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CTENOSCULIDAE THIELE, 1925 |
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FAMILY CTENOSCULIDAE THIELE, 1925 View in CoL
Diagnosis: Mesoparasites of sea stars, forming cysts. Ovoid or subspherical carapace, with short posteroventral or ventral aperture. Antennules minute or absent. Labrum with short frontal side; mandibles absent; maxillae bifid, non-hooked. Thorax big, elongated, with dorsal projections or long horns. Six pairs of large, leaf-like, simplified thoracopods, mostly biramous, sometimes uniramous. Abdomen four-segmented. Penis vestigial or absent. Adult males unknown.
Ctenosculum Heath, 1910 View in CoL (one species)
Endaster Grygier, 1985 (one species)
Gongylophysema Grygier, 1987 (one species)
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CTENOSCULIDAE THIELE, 1925
| Chan, Benny K. K., Dreyer, Niklas, Gale, Andy S., Glenner, Henrik, Ewers-Saucedo, Christine, Pérez-Losada, Marcos, Kolbasov, Gregory A., Crandall, Keith A. & Høeg, Jens T. 2021 |
Gongylophysema
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Endaster
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Ctenosculum
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