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Three New Species of Minoninae (Turbellaria, Proseriata, Monocelididae) from the North Sea, with Remarks on the Taxonomy of the Subfamily
Author(s) -
MARTENS PAUL M.
Publication year - 1983
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.1463-6409.1983.tb00560.x
Subject(s) - subfamily , turbellaria , biology , sensu , taxonomy (biology) , littoral zone , zoology , ecology , genus , biochemistry , gene
Three new species of Minoninae are described and a new genus is proposed for one of them: Minona degadti sp.n., Duplominona septentrionalis sp.n. and Duploperaclistus circocirrus gen. et sp.n. All three species occur in sublittoral sandy habitats in the Southern Bight of the North Sea, but D. circocirrus has also been found at a littoral station. The taxonomy within the subfamily Minoninae is discussed. Seven genera are considered as valid, and they are briefly diagnosed. “ Peraclistus ituipus” sensu Westblad (1952) (= Duplominona westbladi Karling, 1966) is included in the new genus as Duploperuclistus westbladi (Karling, 1966) comb.n.