CRYPTOPHIALIDA KOLBASOV, NEWMAN & HØEG, 2009
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160 |
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A77C1793-B652-41CE-BB27-CD2E29DEB201 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5700817 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2C1887BD-FFE9-FFF3-7CD7-8BEEFB85FDCF |
treatment provided by |
Plazi |
scientific name |
CRYPTOPHIALIDA KOLBASOV, NEWMAN & HØEG, 2009 |
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ORDER CRYPTOPHIALIDA KOLBASOV, NEWMAN & HØEG, 2009
Diagnosis: Monophyletic group in molecular analyses. Females with bottle-like mantle; operculum with elongated neck; aperture small, crown-shaped opercular bars occupy the complete apertural length, lateral and reinforcing bars developed, long and thin; labrum elongated, tongue-like; mouth cirri rudimentary; thorax with one or two whip-like, long dorsal processes, sets of thoracic lappets with cuticular border; intestine with gizzard (gastric mill); caudal appendages absent. Dwarf males with elongated posterior end having circular cuticular ribs. Cypris larvae with rudimentary thorax and thoracopods. Boring aperture rounded.
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