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Hanley, John Russell; Burke, Melanie. (1988). A new genus and species of commensal scaleworm (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences. 5(1): 5-15.
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Hanley, John Russell; Burke, Melanie
1988
A new genus and species of commensal scaleworm (Polychaeta: Polynoidae).
The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences
5(1): 5-15
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A new genus and species Disconatis contubernalis gen. et sp. nov. from Northern Territory, Australia is described. The new species is commensal, living in the tubes of maldanid polychaete worms. Lepidasthenia accolus Estcourt is redescribed, and transferred to Disconatis.
Australia
Associations, Symbiosis, Commensalism (parasitism see *PAR)
Systematics, Taxonomy
Systematics, Taxonomy
Disconatis Hanley & Burke, 1988 (original description)
Disconatis accolus (Estcourt, 1967) (new combination reference)
Disconatis contubernalis Hanley & Burke, 1988 (original description)
Disconatis accolus (Estcourt, 1967) (new combination reference)
Disconatis contubernalis Hanley & Burke, 1988 (original description)
Etymology
authors: "the generic name alludes to the distinctive shape of the pygidium" [details]