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Just, Jean; Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg; Olesen, Jørgen. (2014). Dendrogramma, New Genus, with Two New Non-Bilaterian Species from the Marine Bathyal of Southeastern Australia (Animalia, Metazoa incertae sedis) – with Similarities to Some Medusoids from the Precambrian Ediacara. PLoS ONE. 9(9): e102976.
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Just, Jean; Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg; Olesen, Jørgen.
2014
Dendrogramma, New Genus, with Two New Non-Bilaterian Species from the Marine Bathyal of Southeastern Australia (Animalia, Metazoa incertae sedis) – with Similarities to Some Medusoids from the Precambrian Ediacara.
PLoS ONE
9(9): e102976
Publication
In 2016 Dendrogramma enigmatica was found to be a Siphonophore
A new genus, Dendrogramma, with two new species of multicellular, non-bilaterian, mesogleal animals with some bilateral aspects, D. enigmatica and D. discoides , are described from the south-east Australian bathyal (400 and 1000 metres depth). A new family, Dendrogrammatidae, is established for Dendrogramma . These mushroom-shaped organisms cannot be referred to either of the two phyla Ctenophora or Cnidaria at present, because they lack any specialised characters of these taxa. Resolving the phylogenetic position of Dendrogramma depends much on how the basal metazoan lineages (Ctenophora, Porifera, Placozoa, Cnidaria, and Bilateria) are related to each other, a question still under debate. At least Dendrogramma must have branched off before Bilateria and is possibly related to Ctenophora and/or Cnidaria. Dendrogramma , therefore, is referred to Metazoa incertae sedis . The specimens were fixed in neutral formaldehyde and stored in 80% ethanol and are not suitable for molecular analysis. We recommend, therefore, that attempts be made to secure new material for further study. Finally similarities between Dendrogramma and a group of Ediacaran (Vendian) medusoids are discussed.
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Holotype MV F65709, verbatimGeounit S of Pt. Hicks, near..., identified as Dendrogramma enigmatica Just, Kristensen & Olesen, 2014
Holotype MV F65710, verbatimGeounit S of Pt. Hicks, near..., identified as Dendrogramma discoides Just, Kristensen & Olesen, 2014
English deepsea mushroom for Dendrogramma Just, Kristensen & Olesen, 2014
 Classification

Dendrogrammma, with currently one valid species, D. enigmatica, is most probably a detached part (a bract) of a ... [details]

 Etymology

Dendrogramma "alludes to the branching pattern of the gastrovascular system of the disc". Greek 'dendron' tree and ... [details]

 Etymology

named for the shape of the disc [details]

 Type locality

S of Pt. Hicks, near Bass Strait, Australia, 38 21.99 S, 149 20.09 E (-38.3665, 149.3348), 1000 m [details]

 Type locality

S of Pt. Hicks, near Bass Strait, Australia, 38 21.99 S, 149 20.09 E (-38.3665, 149.3348), 1000 m [details]