Biology:Batofasciculus
Batofasciculus is an extinct genus of Scleroctenophoran comb jellies (Ctenophora). It lived during the early Cambrian period as a member of the Chengjiang biota. This genus currently only contains one species, Batofasciculus ramificans, making it monotypic.[1][2]
Taxonomy
When this genus was originally described by Hou et al. 1999, it was classified with an uncertain phylogenetic placement. However it was tentatively classed as a Ctenophore due to features such as an aboral dome-like structure and its eight lobes. New fossil material of Batofasciculus was able to assert this genus ctenophoran affinity by revealing a statolith in the apical organ and an oral region.[1]
Phylogenetic analysis of this genus has shown that it is a member of the class Scleroctenophora. This places it as a close relative of Trigoides and Gemmactena.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ou, Qiang; Xiao, Shuhai; Han, Jian; Sun, Ge; Zhang, Fang; Zhang, Zhifei; Shu, Degan (2015-07-10). "A vanished history of skeletonization in Cambrian comb jellies". Science Advances 1 (6). doi:10.1126/sciadv.1500092. PMID 26601209. PMC 4646772. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1500092.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Out of scope". https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867241.
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