Echinoderes rex n. sp. (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida), the largest Echinoderes species found so far

Henriette Lundbye, Hyun Soo Rho, Martin Vinther Sørensen

    23 Citationer (Scopus)

    Abstract

    A new kinorhynch species, Echinoderes rex n. sp., is described from the Korea Strait. The new species is characterized by a pair of diminutive lateral terminal spines (19-23 μm) and a trunk length of 482-528 μm, making it the largest Echinoderes described so far. Unique for the new species is also the presence of a type of putative glandular cell outlets that have not been described previously. This paper presents light and scanning electron micrographs of the new structure. In addition, E. rex n. sp. is characterized by having a single middorsal spine on segment 4, lateroventral tubules on segment 5 and 8 and lateroventral acicular spines on segments 6 and 7. A pair of distinct and conspicuously large sieve plates, only described from two other species of the genus, is present on segment 9 in E. rex n. sp. A comparison is made with other species of Echinoderes and the similarities are discussed.

    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftScientia Marina
    Vol/bind75
    Udgave nummer1
    Sider (fra-til)41-51
    Antal sider11
    ISSN0214-8358
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - 2011

    Fingeraftryk

    Dyk ned i forskningsemnerne om 'Echinoderes rex n. sp. (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida), the largest Echinoderes species found so far'. Sammen danner de et unikt fingeraftryk.

    Citationsformater