Ramisyllis, Glasby & Schroeder & Aguado, 2012
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00800.x |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5479848 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BE1750-FF83-020A-FEB5-3DF2FBAF5D1A |
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treatment provided by |
Marcus |
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scientific name |
Ramisyllis |
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GEN. NOV. |
RAMISYLLIS GEN. NOV.
Type species: Ramisyllis multicaudata sp. nov.
Description: Syllinae with dendriform body, more or less circular in section (flattened ventrally); three antennae; palps free to base; two pairs of tentacular cirri; pharynx slender, mid-dorsal tooth present (juveniles), lost in adults; dorsal cirri articulated, with alternating thick/slender pattern on mid-body and posterior segments; ventral cirri present, not articulated, inserted proximally; single type of simple chaeta present, tomahawk shaped; reproduction by schizogamy, stolons produced on short stalks arising from internal lengths of worm body within the sponge.
Etymology: Named derived from the Latin, ramus, masculine, meaning branch.
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