Family SYNALLACTIDAE
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
2001 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
1995 - F.W.E. Rowe & J. Gates, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Introduction
The Synallactidae are a cosmopolitan family of some fifteen genera, including five recorded in Australian waters. Thirteen species are recorded in the Australian fauna.
Synallactids are distinguished from other aspidochirote families by the following combination of character states: tentacles peltate; tentacle ampullae absent; gonads in one or two tufts; ossicles include tables and sometimes 'C'-shaped rods; cuvierian organs absent.
General References
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) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |