Published April 30, 2021 | Version v1
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Coronistomidae Örstan 2021, fam. nov.

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Description

Family Coronistomidae fam. nov.

Diagnosis: Corona weakly bilobed ciliated field with lateral borders continuing into mouth; pedicels lacking; trophi with semicircular continuous manubria, not protrusible; two ventral toes and one caudal appendage with two attachment nibs.

Type genus: Coronistomus gen. nov.

Notes

Published as part of Örstan, Aydin, 2021, An extraordinary new fluvial bdelloid rotifer, Coronistomus impossibilis gen. nov. sp. nov., with adaptations for turbulent flow (Rotifera: Bdelloidea: Coronistomidae fam. nov.), pp. 16-28 in Zootaxa 4966 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4966.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4736208

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Biodiversity

Family
Coronistomidae
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Rotifera
Scientific name authorship
Örstan
Taxonomic status
fam. nov.
Taxon rank
family
Taxonomic concept label
Coronistomidae Örstan, 2021