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Hard and Soft Anatomy in Two Genera of Dondersiidae (Mollusca, Aplacophora, Solenogastres)


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dc.creatorScheltema, Amelie H.
dc.creatorSchander, Christoffer
dc.creatorKocot, Kevin M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-26T21:18:23Z
dc.date.available2020-02-26T21:18:23Z
dc.date.created2012
dc.identifier10.1086/BBLv222n3p233en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/BBLv222n3p233en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11200/49747
dc.description.abstractPhylogenetic relationships and identifications in the aplacophoran taxon Solenogastres (Neomeniomorpha) are in flux largely because descriptions of hard parts–– sclerites, radulae, copulatory spicules––and body shape have often not been adequately illustrated or utilized. With easily recognizable and accessible hard parts, descriptions of Solenogastres are of greater use, not just to solenogaster taxonomists, but also to ecologists, paleontologists, and evolutionary biologists. Phylogenetic studies of Aplacophora, Mollusca, and the Lophotrochozoa as a whole, whether morphological or molecular, would be enhanced. As an example, morphologic characters, both isolated hard parts and internal anatomy, are provided for two genera in the Dondersiidae. Five species are described or redescribed and earlier descriptions corrected and enhanced. Three belong to Dondersia: D. festiva Hubrecht, D. incali (Scheltema), and D. namibiensis n. sp., the latter differentiated unambiguously from D. incali only by sclerites and copulatory spicules. Two species belong to Lyratoherpia: L. carinata Salvini-Plawen and L. californica (Heath). Notes are given for other species in Dondersiidae: L. bracteata Salvini-Plawen, Ichthyomenia ichthyodes (Pruvot), and Heathia porosa (Heath). D. indica Stork is synonymized with D. annulata. A cladistic morphological analysis was conducted to examine the utility of hard parts for reconstructing solenogaster phylogeny. Results indicate monophyly of Dondersia and Lyratoherpia as described hereen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofBiological Bulletinen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries0006-3185en_US
dc.rights©The Authors 2012. ©University of Chicago Press 2012. Scheltema A, Schander C, Kocot K. 2012. Hard and Soft Anatomy in Two Genera of Dondersiidae (Mollusca, Aplacophora, Solenogastres). Biological Bulletin 222(3): 233-269.en_US
dc.titleHard and Soft Anatomy in Two Genera of Dondersiidae (Mollusca, Aplacophora, Solenogastres)en_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreJournal Article, Academic Journalen_US
dc.citation.volume222en_US
dc.citation.issue3en_US
dc.citation.spage233en_US
dc.citation.epage269en_US
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.description.peerreviewyesen_US

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