Epimenia is a genus of cavibelonian solenogasters, a kind of shell-less, worm-like mollusks.[1][2]
| Epimenia | |
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| A preserved specimen of Epimenia verrucosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Solenogastres |
| Family: | Epimeniidae |
| Genus: | Epimenia Nierstrasz, 1908 |
| Type species | |
| Proneomenia australis Thiele, 1897 | |
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
edit- Epimenia allohaemata Salvini-Plawen, 1997
- Epimenia arabica Salvini-Plawen & Benayahu, 1991
- Epimenia australis (Thiele, 1897)
- Epimenia babai Salvini-Plawen, 1997
- Epimenia indica Salvini-Plawen, 1978
- Epimenia ohshimai Baba, 1940
- Species brought into synonymy
- Epimenia verrucosa (Nierstrasz, 1902): synonym of Epimenia babai Salvini-Plawen, 1997
- Epimenia vixinsignis Salvini-Plawen, 1978: synonym of Epiherpia vixinsignis (Salvini-Plawen, 1978)
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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. S2CID 39411465.
- Nierstrasz, H. 1908. The Solenogastres of Discovery-Expedition. Nation. Antarctic Exped. 1901–1904, Natur. Hist., 4:38-46
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Epimenia.
- "Epimenia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Salvini-plawen, L. V. (1997). Systematic revision of the Epimeniidae (Mollusca: Solenogastres). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 63(2): 131-155
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