Pseudostomella
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.142.2036 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3F901ED3-82EB-C86C-011A-E0E39B4D44CE |
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scientific name |
Pseudostomella |
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sp. |
Pseudostomella View in CoL sp. Fig. 1B
Material.
1 juvenile specimen, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, St Lucia beach, 22 February 2010, NAF Miranda legit.
Morphometry.
TL, 208.6 µm; PhL, 92 µm; PhIJ at U26; oral palps, 36.4 µm in length, showing 5 dorsal and 6 ventral papillae; cuticular covering made up of relatively large tetrancres; TbA, 3 per side; TbL, 5 per side; TbP, 4 per side, 3 at the end of the caudal pedicle and 1 near its base (inner side).
Remarks.
The anatomical traits of the animal from South Africa do not seem to match those of any other known species of Pseudostomella .However, specimen was a juvenile (i.e., not reproductively mature) and so could not be fully described. Should an adult be found in the future, useful comparisons could be restricted to species bearing a cuticular covering made up of tetrancres and relatively long caudal pedicles.
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