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Meiomenia swedmarki gen. et sp.n., a New Interstitial Solenogaster from Washington, USA 1
Author(s) -
MORSE M. PATRICIA
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6409.1979.tb00637.x
Subject(s) - sponge spicule , biology , anatomy , genus , zoology , ecology
Meiomenia swedmarki gen. et sp.n. is the first interstitial solenogaster described from North America, found in coarse sand off Friday Harbor, Washington. The cuticular scales and spines and copulatory spicules which characterize the new genus and species are described along with the internal anatomy. A comparison of this species with the two other described interstitial forms is included.