DENDROGASTRIDAE GRUVEL, 1905
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5676454 |
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FAMILY DENDROGASTRIDAE GRUVEL, 1905 View in CoL View at ENA
Diagnosis: Endoparasitic in sea stars or sea urchins. Carapace of females with large, soft-walled lobes or branches, often with bizzare extensions. Antennules four-segmented, subchelate. Mandibles and maxillules absent or morphologically reduced. Five pairs of short and uniramous thoracopods, absent in advanced forms. Abdomen to- to three-segmented or absent in advanced forms. Furcal rami present as unarmed lobes or entirely absent. Dwarf males found in advanced forms.
Bifurgaster Stone & Moyse, 1985 View in CoL (three species)
Dendrogaster Knipovich, 1890 View in CoL (35 species)
Ulophysema Brattström, 1936 (two species)
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DENDROGASTRIDAE GRUVEL, 1905
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 |
Bifurgaster
Stone & Moyse 1985 |
Ulophysema Brattström, 1936
Brattstrom 1936 |
Dendrogaster
Knipovich 1890 |