Xenoturbella profunda

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 profunda

Name

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

Holotype: SIO-BIC BI1041, ♂.

Type locality: “Pescadero Basin, Mexico, 23º57.23′ N, 108º51.73′ W, 3,700 m depth on sediment near hydrothermal vent”.

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 profunda in the World Register of Marine Species