Ascyssa Haeckel, 1872
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5392175 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5468330 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B2494E1B-FFB5-B247-F4A9-FC04FDC6A0FA |
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Marcus |
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Ascyssa Haeckel, 1872 |
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Genus Ascyssa Haeckel, 1872 View in CoL
TYPE SPECIES. — Ascyssa troglodytes Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation (Dendy & Row 1913).
DIAGNOSIS. — Leucosoleniidae with a skeleton composed entirely of diactines.
DESCRIPTION
Haeckel (1872) described the two species of the genus Ascyssa from very few small specimens; representatives of this genus have not been found since. Since in the Calcaronea the first spicules to be secreted are diactines, these specimens may simply represent very young Leucosolenia , as suggested by Dendy & Row (1913). However, because Haeckel (1872) indicated that the specimen of A. acufera Haeckel, 1872 was sexually reproductive, this hypothesis is unlikely.
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