Chirognathia dracula gen. et spec. nov. (Gnathostomulida) from the west coast of North America

TY - JOUR

T1 - Chirognathia dracula gen. et spec. nov. (Gnathostomulida) from the west coast of North America

AU - Sterrer, Wolfgang

AU - Sørensen, Martin V.

PY - 2006/8/1

Y1 - 2006/8/1

N2 - A new gnathostomulid genus and species, Chirognathia dracula gen. et spec. nov., is described from intertidal surf grass (Phyllospadix) rhizomes on high-energy coasts of Vancouver Island (Canada) and Bodega Bay (California). The characteristics of the reproductive system place the new genus in Bursovaginoidea-Scleroperalia and features of the mouth parts (except for the absence of a jugum) assign it to the family Gnathostomulidae. Chirognathia nov. gen. is characterized by a delicate, transverse shield-shaped basal plate and by jaws with three tooth rows, of which the median appears as a bundle.

AB - A new gnathostomulid genus and species, Chirognathia dracula gen. et spec. nov., is described from intertidal surf grass (Phyllospadix) rhizomes on high-energy coasts of Vancouver Island (Canada) and Bodega Bay (California). The characteristics of the reproductive system place the new genus in Bursovaginoidea-Scleroperalia and features of the mouth parts (except for the absence of a jugum) assign it to the family Gnathostomulidae. Chirognathia nov. gen. is characterized by a delicate, transverse shield-shaped basal plate and by jaws with three tooth rows, of which the median appears as a bundle.

KW - Marine meiofauna

KW - New genus

KW - New species

KW - North American west coast

KW - Taxonomy

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33748459029&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/17451000600895013

DO - 10.1080/17451000600895013

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:33748459029

SN - 1745-1000

VL - 2

SP - 296

EP - 302

JO - Marine Biology Research

JF - Marine Biology Research

IS - 4

ER -