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New observations on Loxosomella tonsoria, with notes on distribution and host specificity of the genus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2000

N.L. Arroyo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Animal I (Zoología), Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
J. Benito
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Animal I (Zoología), Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Abstract

Loxosomella tonsoria (Entoprocta: Loxosomatidae) was found associated with the polynoid polychaete Lepidonotus clava collected among the algae and debris scraped from the intertidal level at the rocky shore of Limens (Pontevedra, Spain). New features are added to the original description, together with the first description of its buds. Host specificity of the genus and distribution of this species are discussed.

Type
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Copyright
2000 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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