Emschermannia Borisanova 2016
- Dataset
- Emschermannia ramificata - a new genus and species of solitary entoproct from the Kara Sea, Russia
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Borisanova, Anastasia O. (2016): Emschermannia ramificata - a new genus and species of solitary entoproct from the Kara Sea, Russia. Zootaxa 4084 (1): 135-142, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4084.1.7
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Annelida
- class
- Polychaeta
- order
- Phyllodocida
- family
- Nephtyidae
- genus
- Emschermannia
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Zooids comprising calyx and stalk that are not separated from each other by a star-cell complex and cuticular septum. Budding area located on calyx. Zooids attached to substratum by basal plate from which pseudostolons grow. The basal plate may be reduced so that the zooid arises directly from pseudostolon.
etymology
Etymology. Emschermannia is named in honor of Dr Peter Emschermann, who provided the modern classification of Entoprocta.
materials_examined
Type species. Emschermannia ramificata sp. nov.