Xenoturbella monstrosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Xenoturbellida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Phylum: Xenacoelomorpha Subphylum: Xenoturbellida

Familia: Xenoturbellidae
Genus: Xenoturbella
Species: Xenoturbella monstrosa

Name

• Xenoturbella monstrosa Rouse, Wilson, Carvajal & Vrijenhoek, 2016: 94

Holotype: SIO-BIC BI1037, sex unknown

Type locality: “Monterey Submarine Canyon, California, 36º36.8′ N, 122º26.0′ W, ~2,890 m depth, vesicomyid clam field.”

References

Primary references

• Rouse, G.W., Wilson, N.G., Carvajal, J.I. & Vrijenhoek, R.C. 2016. New deep-sea species of Xenoturbella and the position of Xenacoelomorpha. Nature 530(7588): 94–97. DOI: 10.1038/nature16545 Reference page. 

Links

• Xenoturbella monstrosa in the World Register of Marine Species