Loxosomella

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Loxosomella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Entoprocta
Family: Loxosomatidae
Genus: Loxosomella
Mortensen, 1911

Loxosomella is a genus of Entoprocta. Individuals are solitary, not colonial, as is typically the case in this phylum. They are sessile, attaching to a variety of substrates including sipunculan worms. [1] They can reproduce asexually, by budding. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Müller, C. H. G., J. Hylleberg, and P. Michalik. 2015. Complex epidermal organs of Phascolion (Sipuncula): Insights into the evolution of bimodal secretory cells in annelids. Acta Zoologica, 96:343–374.
  2. ↑ Loxosomella decorata n. sp., a new solitary entoproct from San Juan Island, WA, USA Nielsen, C. 2017 Zootaxa 4238(4), pp. 594-596
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