Rhombonemertes, Hookabe & Moritaki & Jimi & Ueshima, 2022
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jcz.2022.10.003 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10374583 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AE6187FD-FFA8-FF8A-FC84-FAE07D9EF8BD |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Rhombonemertes |
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gen. nov. |
3.1. Genus Rhombonemertes gen. nov.
[New Japanese name: hishimochi-himomushi-zoku]
Type species. Rhombonemertes rublinea sp. nov.
Diagnosis. Eumonostiliferan with four eyes. Head with anterior and posterior cephalic furrows. Rhynchocoel short, less than half of body length; rhynchocoel musculature bilayered (outer circular and inner longitudinal muscles). Body-wall musculature not anteriorly divided. Some diagonal muscle fibers arranged as a lattice between outer longitudinal and inner circular muscle layers. Precerebral septum present. Dorsoventral muscles present. Oesophagus short, replaced with stomach in precerebral region. Intestinal caecum with lateral diverticula, not reaching brain anteriorly. Vascular plug lacking. Lateral nerves without accessory nerves.
Etymology. The generic name refers to the diamond-shaped head of the present species, a composite of the Greek feminine ῥόμβος (rh´ombos = rhombus, diamond- or lozenge-shaped) + Nημερτής (N¯emert ḗ s = Nemertea).
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