A new species of Loxosomatidae (Entoprocta, Solitaria) from the White Sea: Loxosomella unicornis sp. nov.

نویسندگان

  • Anastasiya O Borisanova
  • Elena M Krylova
چکیده

A new solitary entoproct, Loxosomella unicornis sp. nov., is described. The species was found on the gymnolaemate bryozoans Cribrilina sp. and Electra sp. in Kandalaksha Bay, White Sea. Loxosomella unicornis sp. nov. is a medium-sized species with a total length up to 650 µm, eight tentacles and a conspicuous horn-shaped appendage on the top part of calyx. 

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Zootaxa

دوره 3861 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014