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DattaGupta, A. K. (1986). A new species of the genus Kurchatovus (Bonellidae: Echiura) from the Venezuela Basin. Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 83: 145–148.
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DattaGupta, A. K.
1986
A new species of the genus Kurchatovus (Bonellidae: Echiura) from the Venezuela Basin
Records of the Zoological Survey of India
83: 145–148
Publication
Kurchatovus epeedentatus n. sp. has been described. The species belongs to the family Bonellidae of phylum Echiura and the animals have been collected by the biological team, Department of the Navy, NSTL, Mississippi, USA from the Venezuela Basin. The species of the genus Kurcchatovus are small in size, lack a proboscis, and with single gonoduct with basal gonostome. The species epeedentatus is characterised by single clawed sabre shaped ventral hooks in which respect the species differs from tridentatus, the only other species of the genus which has 3-clawed ventral hooks. The two species are the only known echiurans which feed on vegetable matter.
Caribbean region
Abyssal, Deep-Sea
Systematics, Taxonomy
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