A new species of Pedicularia from Lord Howe Island (Gastropoda: Pediculariidae)
Lorenz, F. (2013). A new species of Pedicularia from Lord Howe Island (Gastropoda: Pediculariidae). Conchylia (Hackenheim) 43(1-4): 59-66
In: Conchylia (Hackenheim). ConchBooks: Hackenheim. ISSN 1869-5302, meer
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Countries > Developed countries > Oecd countries > Australasia > Commonwealth of nations > Australia
Hermaphroditism
Protandry
PSE, Lord Howe Rise
Taxa > Species > Endemic species
Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
Pedicularia morrisoni Lorenz, 2013 [WoRMS]; Stylaster brunneus Boschma, 1970 [WoRMS]
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The protandric hermaphrodite Pedicularia morrisoni n.sp. is described from Lord Howe Island, NSW, Australia. It lives as commensal on Stylaster brunneus Boschma, 1970 and differs from its congeners by larger shell, and finer, cancellate dorsal sculpture, which abruptly decreases in density during the transition from male to female. |
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