Cephalodiscus nigrescens
Species of hemichordate in the pterobranchian class
| Cephalodiscus nigrescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Hemichordata |
| Class: | Pterobranchia |
| Order: | Cephalodiscida |
| Family: | Cephalodiscidae |
| Genus: | Cephalodiscus |
| Species: | C. nigrescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalodiscus nigrescens Lankester, 1905[1] | |
Cephalodiscus nigrescens is a sessile hemichordate belonging to the order Cephalodiscida.[2]
Parasites
The parasitic protozoan Neurosporidium cephalodisci has been found in the nervous system of Cephalodiscus nigrescens.[3]
References
- ^ Lankester, E.R. (1905). On a new species of Cephalodiscus (C. nigrescens) from the Antarctic Ocean. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 76: 400-402.
- ^ Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2020). "Cephalodiscus nigrescens". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Maletz, Jörg. (2017) Graptolite Paleobiology. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781118515617
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