Three new species of Loxosoma (Entoprocta) from Phuket, Thailand, with a review of the genus |
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Authors: | CLAUS NIELSEN |
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Institution: | Claus Nielsen, Zoologisk Museum, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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Abstract: | Three new species of Loxosoma are described, L. nung and L. song , on the polychaete Pectinaria brevispinis from the reef flat in front of Phuket Marine Biological Center, and L. sum on the polychaete Axiothella obockiensis from a sand flat at Nai Yang Beach, Phuket Island. The genus Loxosoma is briefly reviewed. Species originally referred to Loxosoma but now transferred to Loxosomella are listed; insufficiently characterized species probably belonging to Loxosomella are listed as well. The monospecific genus Loxostemma is synonymized with Loxosoma . The subgenus name Loxosomina is proposed to replace the junior homonym Loxomorpha . |
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