Protoglossus van der Horst, 1935

Deland, C., Cameron, C. B., Rao, K. P., Ritter, W. E. & Bullock, T. H., 2010, A taxonomic revision of the family Harrimaniidae (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta) with descriptions of seven species from the Eastern Pacific, Zootaxa 2408 (1), pp. 1-30 : 6

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scientific name	Protoglossus van der Horst, 1935
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Genus Protoglossus van der Horst, 1935 View in CoL

Balanocephalus Caullery & Mesnil, 1900 View in CoL

Protobalanus Caullery & Mesnil, 1904

Type species. Protoglossus koehleri ( Caullery & Mesnil, 1900) View in CoL

Diagnosis. Genus characterized by short conical proboscis with deep posterior dorsal groove and conspicuous horseshoe-shaped pre-oral ciliary organ. Longitudinal musculature of proboscis radial, its paired dorsal gonads not prominent. Protoglossus considered to have simplest arrangement of enteropneust body cavities in lacking peribuccal cavities and having rudimentary or no perihaemal cavities ( Burdon-Jones, 1956). Left proboscis pore present, along with dorsal and ventral mesenteries in proboscis and collar. Cornua of skeleton extending to posterior margin of collar, forming parabuccal ridges on each side of buccal cavity.

References

Burdon-Jones, C. (1956) Observations on the enteropneust, Protoglossus koehleri (Caullery and Mesnil). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 127, 35 - 59.

Caullery, M. & Mesnil, F. (1900) Sur une nouvelle espece de Balanoglossus (B. koehleri) habitant les zones de la Manche. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des Seances et Memoires de la Societe de Biologie, 52, 256 - 259.

Caullery, M. & Mesnil, F. (1904) Contribution a l'etude des Enteropneustes. Protobalanus (n. g.) koehleri. Zoologische Jahrbucher Abteilung fur Anatomie und Ontogenie der Tiere, 20, 227 - 256.