Gnathostomulida -- taxonomic database

Cosmognathia arcus Diagnosis


Diagnosis of C. arcus Sterrer, 1991a

Cosmognathia with basal plate as a simple, wavy rod (3.00 µm long, 12.50 µm wide, index 0.24) without rostral teeth. Jaws (length 16.50 µm) with 4-6 dorsal but no ventral teeth. Sperm with faint head spiral, 15.00 µm long. (Sterrer 1991a:111).


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