Leptinatella, Cook & Bock, 2000

Cook, P. L. & Bock, P. E., 2000, Two new genera of Bryozoa (Calloporidae) from New Zealand, Journal of Natural History 34 (7), pp. 1125-1133 : 1126

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930050020131

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15775369

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DE388792-EE7F-1D17-ABE0-FD63FE9A2435

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Carolina

scientific name

Leptinatella
status

gen. nov.

Leptinatella View in CoL n. gen.

Type species: Leptinatella gordoni sp.nov.

Description

Colonies encrusting; autozooids very thinly calci fi ed; gymnocyst marginal, smooth. One pair of disto-oral spines. Ovicell not closed by the operculum, prominent, with small paired entooecial area frontally. Avicularia interzooidal, acute, with mandible hinged on paired condyles.

Etymology

The name of the genus is constructed from leptos (Greek)Ðthin, delicate, referring to the calci fi cation; together with the su ffi x - atella indicating similarity with the genus Crassimarginatella .

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