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Family ISODICTYIDAE Dendy, 1924


Compiler and date details

2010 - J.N.A. Hooper, Queensland Museum, Brisbane

Introduction

The family was recently resurrected by Hajdu & Lobo-Hajdu (2002) following Samaai et al.'s (1999) rigorous formal analysis on the affinities of Isodictya. The family contains eight nominal and two valid genera, Coelocarteria and sodictya, with Ichnodonax included as a junior synonym of Coelocarteria, and Cercidochela, Homoeodictya, Neoesperiopsis, Textiliforma and Valentis included in Isodictya.

 

Diagnosis

Mycalina with (mostly) diactinal megascleres arranged in a (plumo)reticulate skeletal architecture (niphatid- or phloeodictyid-like) and palmate isochelae.

 

ID Keys

KEY TO GENERA
(1) Reticulated choanosomal skeleton with thick tracts of oxeas, ectosomal skeleton a dense tangential reticulation of strongyles, Fistulose ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coelocarteria
Reticulated choanosomal skeleton with variably thick tracts of oxeas (rarely styles), ectosomal skeleton with tufts of the same spicules, digitiform/flabellate forms are common --------------------------------------------------- Isodictya

 

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 15-Dec-2011 MOVED
29-Mar-2018 13-Apr-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)