Xenostenostomum Reisinger, 1976
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https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00157.x |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5113590 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8C6887DA-307E-C47C-FF91-A66FD603AE38 |
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Carolina |
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Genus Xenostenostomum Reisinger, 1976 View in CoL
Diagnosis: Stenostomidae without preoral ciliated furrow. With very specialized evaginable paired ciliated pits. Light-refracting bodies present. Spots of reddish pigment in the region of the ciliated pits. Welldeveloped brain ganglia in direct contact with the ciliated pits. With only a single pair of longitudinal ventro-lateral nerves. Simple pharynx, with a dorsal band of pharyngeal glands. Without cyrtocites. Asexual reproduction by paratomy. Presence of chains of zooids (generally no more than two).
Type species: Xenostenostomum microstomoides Reisinger, 1976 View in CoL
Distribution: South America, South and Equatorial Africa; Madagascar.
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