Chondropsidae
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.187789 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6221862 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C087B0-AE6B-FFE1-FF1F-FB84DDE7F93A |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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Chondropsidae |
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Key to the Chondropsidae View in CoL species of the Caribbean
The skeleton is made up of thin strongyles, arranged in plumose bundles; no separate ectosomal skeleton; microscleres if present arcuate or unguiferate isochelae and/or sigmas.
1 Microscleres (chelae and / or sigmas) present .............................................................................................................. 4
- No microscleres ............................................................................................................................................................ 2
2 Thin smooth crusts....................................................................................................................................................... 3
- Tubular sponges .................................................................................................................... Strongylacidon bermudae
3 Color mottled brown (keeps in alcohol) ...................................................................................... Batzella fusca View in CoL n. sp.
- Color rose (off-white in alcohol); strongyles often crooked................................................................... Batzella rosea View in CoL
4 Chelae present (may be rare) ........................................................................................................................................ 6
- No chelae, only microscleres present are sigmas ......................................................................................................... 5
5 Color green (keeps in alcohol), a single category of sigmas ....................................................... Strongylacidon viride View in CoL
- Color red (white in alcohol)...................................................................................................... Strongylacidon rubrum View in CoL
6 Chelae unguiferate ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
- Chelae arcuate, no sigmas..................................................................................................... Strongylacidon poriticola View in CoL
7 Strongyles less than 200 µm, sigmas present .......................................................................... Strongylacidon griseum View in CoL
- Strongyles 200–300 µm, no sigmas......................................................................... Strongylacidon unguiferum View in CoL n. sp.
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