Gnathostomulida -- taxonomic database

Austrognathia christianae Diagnosis


Diagnosis of A. christianae Farris, 1977 emend. Sterrer, 1998

Austrognathia (length 769.68 µm, width 95.81 µm; index 8.27) with slender rostrum (index 1.01). Basal plate 6.22 µm long and 19.94 µm wide (index 0.32), with median and lateral lobes angular to rounded. Jaws 19.79 µm long, with 4-6 even teeth in dorsal and 6-8 often uneven teeth in ventral row. Conuli 31.00 µm long, 18.59 µm wide (index 1.72), with faint cingulum.


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