Phyllophorella notialis O’Loughlin, 2012
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.24199/j.mmv.2012.69.05 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12212456 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7E4A044D-191F-FFA6-9A82-FE7E94848BA5 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Phyllophorella notialis O’Loughlin |
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sp. nov. |
Phyllophorella notialis O’Loughlin View in CoL sp. nov.
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Material examined. Holotype. SE Australia, New South Wales, Disaster Bay, RV Southern Surveyor SS 0404 stn 102, 37°17.22'S 150°4.15'E, 79 m, 28 April 2004, NMV F132691 View Materials . GoogleMaps
Description. Body 20 mm long, diameter up to 7 mm (preserved, tentacles slightly extended, part of posterior body missing); 20 tentacles in 2 series, 15 outer variable sizes from large to medium, 5 inner very small; complete cover of tube feet, diameter about 0.3 mm; calcareous ring not tubular, radial plates with paired composite tapering tails; inter-radial plates not composite, lacking posterior extensions, truncate, less than half total length of radial plates; single polian vesicle; lacking gonad tubules.
Mid-body ossicles tables only, table discs variably round to oval, margins smooth and slightly lobed, disc lengths variable from 64 µ m to 192 µ m, frequently 96 µ m, table spires short, about 24 µ m long, predominantly 4 pillars, rarely 5, blunt apical spines; endplates up to 144 µ m diameter, endplate support ossicles tables with curved discs, discs up to 136 µ m long; tentacle ossicles abundant small, fine rods, intergrading with stout rods with swollen multi-perforate and bluntly denticulate ends, each end with a large and up to 10 small marginal perforations, rods up to 176 µ m long.
Colour. Body grey-brown, introvert white, tentacles pale brown with some dark brown markings.
Distribution. Australia, south coast of New South Wales, Disaster Bay, 79 m.
Etymology. Named from the Latin notialis (southern), for the research vessel Southern Surveyor.
Remarks. Phyllophorella notialis O’Loughlin sp. nov. is distinguished from other southern Australian species of Phyllophoridae in the key (above).
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Collection of Leptospira Strains |
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Museum Victoria |
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