Leucaltis Haeckel, 1872
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4410.2.5 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:03410832-3508-4DE7-A4CF-D0D458E0069A |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5966595 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/225F2A0C-FFB4-FFDB-0BFD-2CE99684B1DF |
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Plazi |
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Leucaltis Haeckel, 1872 View in CoL
Diagnosis. " Leucaltidae with a body composed of large, ramified and anastomosed tubes. Each tube has a distinct cortex, a choanoderm composed of elongated and ramified choanocyte chambers, and a central atrium. The choanoderm and the atrial wall have a secondary skeleton composed of small triactines and tetractines" ( Borojevic et al. 2002).
Type species. Leucaltis clathria Haeckel, 1872
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