Genus Xenoturbella Westblad, 1949
- Xenoturbella Westblad, E. 1949. Xenoturbella bocki n. g., n. sp. a peculiar, primitive Turbellarian type. Arkiv för Zoologi 2 1(3): 11-29 [Date published 1950: Communicated 27 April 1949, published 1950] [11].
Type species:
Xenoturbella bocki Westblad, 1949 by monotypy (see Israelsson (1999) for subsequent designation of types).
Introduction
Xenoturbella is included here based on a record of Xenoturbellidae from north of Darwin. The family currently contains a single genus, and while previously thought to be monospecific (Tyler et al. 2006-2018) several new species have been described recently (Rouse et al 2016, Nakano et al 2018) so the specific identity of the record remains uncertain.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Recorded from north of Darwin, NT, based on environmental DNA
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Distribution References
General References
Israelsson, O. 1999. New light on the enigmatic Xenoturbella (phylum uncertain): ontogeny and phylogeny. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (B) 266(1421): 835-841
Nakano, H., Miyazawa, H., Maeno, A. et. al. 2018. Correction to: A new species of Xenoturbella from the western Pacific Ocean and the evolution of Xenoturbella. BMC Evolutionary Biology 18: 83
Rouse, G., Wilson, N.G., Carvajal, J.I. & Vrijenhoek, R.C. 2016. New deep-sea species of Xenoturbella and the position of Xenacoelomorpha. Nature 530: 94-97
Tyler, S., Artois, T., Schilling, S., Hooge, M., Bush, L.F. 2006-2018. Xenoturbella westbladi Israelsson, 1999. World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. 26/05/2017. http://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141972 [Accessed on 14/08/2019]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XENOTURBELLIDA Westblad, 1949 | 14-Aug-2019 | ADDED |