An extraordinary new fluvial bdelloid rotifer, Coronistomus impossibilis gen. nov. sp. nov., with adaptations for turbulent flow (Rotifera: Bdelloidea: Coronistomidae fam. nov.)
Author
Örstan, Aydin
text
Zootaxa
2021
2021-04-30
4966
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16
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journal article
6541
10.11646/zootaxa.4966.1.2
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Genus
Coronistomus
gen. nov.
Diagnosis
: Same as for family with widely spaced major teeth and distinct interproximal teeth on trophi.
Type
species:
Coronistomus impossibilis
sp. nov.
by monotypy.
Etymology
. From the combination of the Latin
corona
(crown), traditionally used to describe the anterior ciliary organs of rotifers, and the Greek
stoma
(mouth), in reference to the anatomically united corona and mouth of the new taxon. Gender, masculine.