Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev, 1983
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.11512126 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039F87BD-FFEF-1168-AA32-E42CFC3EFE39 |
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Felipe |
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Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev, 1983 |
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Genus Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev, 1983 View in CoL
Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev, 1983 View in CoL (type species Macrosmia phalacra Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev, 1983 View in CoL , by original designation).
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES.— BR 7; V 11–12; pyl. caeca 15–18. Chin barbel present; spinous
ray of 1D weakly serrated; anus in small periproct immediately before A; no light organ; V origin anterior to that of P; A origin below hind margin of 1D; head squamation reduced, mostly lacking on snout and underside of head, no scaled ridges on head and snout; teeth in bands in both jaws; olfactory organ massive, posterior nostril about equal to diameter of pupil, 4–5 times in HL. (Adapted from Merrett and Iwamoto 2000:767).
REMARKS.— Only the single species known. Relationships obscure, but probably most closely related to Asthenomacrurus or Pseudonezumia . Broad distribution, having been captured in the e. North Atlantic, w. South Atlantic, se. Indian Ocean, and w. Pacific Ocean.
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Embrapa Agrobiology Diazothrophic Microbial Culture Collection |
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Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium |
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Macrosmia Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev, 1983
| Iwamoto, Tomio, Nakayama, Naohide, Shao, Kwang-Tsao & Table, Hsuan-Ching Ho 2015 |
Macrosmia
| Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev 1983 |
Macrosmia phalacra
| Merrett, Sazonov and Shcherbachev 1983 |