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Faubel A, Rohde K (1998) Sandy beach meiofauna of eastern Australia (southern Queensland and New South Wales). IV. Proseriata, Platyhelminthes. Mitt Hamb Zool Mus Inst |
Abstract / Notes
Five new species of the Proseriata, i.e. Polystyliphora australiensis sp. n., Minona queenslandensis sp. n., Cannona woolgoolgae gen. et sp. n., Stilivannuccia glandulifera gen. et sp. n., and Minoninae specimens (incertae sedis) are described. Minoninae specimens (inc. sed.) are characterized by two accessory prostatoid organs. This character warrants the establishment of a new genus within the Minoninae, but because nothing is known on the male copulatory system, the authors desist from that. The species inhabit sandy beaches of subtropical and warm temperate areas of Queensland and NSW, Australia. The subfamily Cannoninae subfam. n. is established based on the position of the germaria behind the pharynx. The establishment of the subfamily Archiloinae subfam. n. is based on the characters outlined by MARTENS and CURINI-GALLETTI 1994. The subfamilies Minoninae, Archiloinae, and Cannoninae represent monophyletic taxa of the Monocelididae. The remaining genera (subfamily Monocelidinae) constitute a heterogenous grouping. The new genera Pseudovannuccia gen. n. and Stilivannuccia gen. n. (Coelogynoporidae) are established on the basis of the great heterogeneity of the sclerotised armature of the male complex of the genus Vannuccia Marcus.
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