Scillyijortex, Faubel & Warwick, 2005
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930310001613593 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5F1587FE-FFC4-A00B-FD91-9284FEAD38B4 |
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treatment provided by |
Carolina |
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scientific name |
Scillyijortex |
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gen. nov. |
ScillyIJortex gen. nov.
Diagnosis
Provorticidae with bilateral testes and germovitellaria; vitelline part of germovitellaria anterior to germarium part; common genital opening in the caudal body-half. Male organ with paired seminal vesicles, the common duct of which with distal sclerotized walls. Prostatic vesicle provided with sclerotized stylet, opens independently from the ejaculatory duct into the common genital atrium. Free-living, marine.
Type of the genus: Scillyυortex phytophilus sp. nov.
Etymology
The generic name is composed of the former dalyelliid genus Vortex and the place found, i.e. Isles of Scilly.
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