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Family BAERIIDAE Borojevic, Boury-Esnault & Vacelet, 2000

Introduction

Baeriidae contains five nominal genera of which four are considered valid: Leuconia Grant (with junior synonym Baeria Miklucho-Maclay), Eilhardia Poléjaeff, Lamontia Kirk, and Leucopsila Dendy & Row. The family was recently revised and summarised by Borojevic et al. (2002).

 

Diagnosis

Baeriidae in which the choanoskeleton consists of giant triactines and/or tetractines, lying without apparent order, and of very numerous microdiactines. A cavity equivalent to the atrium, localised only under the oscula, has a skeleton supported by tangential triactines. All the other exhalant canals have a skeleton composed of harpoon-shaped pugioles.

 

ID Keys

See Diagnosis for Order Baerida

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
29-Mar-2018 PORIFERA Grant, 1836 27-Mar-2018 MODIFIED Dr Kathryn Hall
21-Dec-2011 21-Dec-2011 MOVED
12-Feb-2010 (import)