Coronistomus Örstan 2021, gen. nov.

Abstract

Genus <i>Coronistomus</i> gen. nov. <p> <b>Diagnosis</b>: Same as for family with widely spaced major teeth and distinct interproximal teeth on trophi.</p> <p> <b>Type species:</b> <i>Coronistomus impossibilis</i> <b>sp. nov. by monotypy.</b></p> <p> <b>Etymology</b>. From the combination of the Latin <i>corona</i> (crown), traditionally used to describe the anterior ciliary organs of rotifers, and the Greek <i>stoma</i> (mouth), in reference to the anatomically united corona and mouth of the new taxon. Gender, masculine.</p>Published as part of <i>Örstan, Aydin, 2021, An extraordinary new fluvial bdelloid rotifer, Coronistomus impossibilis gen. nov. sp. nov., with adaptations for turbulent flow (Rotifera: Bdelloidea: Coronistomidae fam. nov.), pp. 16-28 in Zootaxa 4966 (1)</i> on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4966.1.2, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/4736208">http://zenodo.org/record/4736208</a&gt