Biology:Phormosoma
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Phormosoma is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Phormosomatidae.[1]
The genus was first described in 1872 by Charles Wyville Thomson.[1][2] The type species is Phormosoma placenta.[1]
Description
Thomson describes the genus:[2]
Plates overlapping slightly and forming a continuous shell, the corona coming to a sharp edge at the periphery, and the upper surface of body differing greatly in character from the lower.
Species
Species accepted by WoRMS are:[1]
- Phormosoma bursarium A. Agassiz, 1881
- Phormosoma placenta Thomson, 1872
- Phormosoma rigidum A. Agassiz, 1881
- Phormosoma verticillatum Mortensen, 1904
References
Wikidata ☰ Q17122938 entry
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