POLYASCIDAE HØEG & GLENNER, 2020
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C396C42-BF7B-41C5-A6F1-1DFC810B0CBD |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C396C42-BF7B-41C5-A6F1-1DFC810B0CBD |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A56C153C-FFDA-FFC9-FCF5-FD37FA49FB5E |
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Plazi |
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POLYASCIDAE HØEG & GLENNER |
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fam. nov. |
POLYASCIDAE HØEG & GLENNER FAM. NOV.
Type genus: Polyascus Glenner, Lützen & Takahashi, 2003 .
Type species: Polyascus (syn. Sacculina ) polygeneus (Lützen & Takahashi, 1997) .
LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:A733BE00-3B81-4C57-BC0D-2A7DE85BDF89
Diagnosis: By the molecular data. External morphology resembling that in the Sacculinidae , but external cuticle smooth or almost smooth, normally without excrescences. One or two globular receptacles located at base of stalk, outside ovary. Two receptacle ducts with short, slightly sinuous tubes lined by heavy cuticle. Multiple externae can form by budding from the root system, but are only obligatory in species of Polyascus .
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