Epimenia

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Epimenia
Epimenia verrucosa.jpg
A preserved specimen of Epimenia verrucosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Solenogastres
Family: Epimeniidae
Genus: Epimenia
Nierstrasz, 1908
Type species
Proneomenia australisThiele, 1897

Epimenia is a genus of cavibelonian solenogasters, a kind of shell-less, worm-like mollusks. [1] [2]

Contents

During the development of species in this genus, the sclerites start out as solid tips, then a hollow stalk develops that is subsequently infilled. [3]

Species

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. García-Álvarez, Óscar; v. Salvini-Plawen, Luitfried (2007). "Species and diagnosis of the Families and Genera of Solenogastres (Mollusca)" (PDF). Iberus. 25 (2): 73–143. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Epimenia Nierstrasz, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=298341 on 2021-04-15
  3. Okusu, A. (2002). "Embryogenesis and development of Epimenia babai (Mollusca: Neomeniomorpha)". The Biological Bulletin. 203 (1): 87–103. doi:10.2307/1543461. JSTOR   1543461. PMID   12200259.