WoRMS taxon details
original description
Priede, I. G.; Osborn, K. J.; Gebruk, A. V.; Jones, D.; Shale, D.; Rogacheva, A.; Holland, N. D. (2012). Observations on torquaratorid acorn worms (Hemichordata, Enteropneusta) from the North Atlantic with descriptions of a new genus and three new species. <em>Invertebrate Biology.</em> 131(3): 244-257., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1744-7410.2012.00266.x/full [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis From Preiede et al. (2012): "Two thirds of the width of the collar is accounted for by a pair of gradually tapering lateral lips, each three times longer than its anterior/
posterior dimension basally. A conical nuchal protuberance projects dorsally from the anterior dorsal ridge of the collar on either side of the midline." [details]
Editor's comment "Genus A" in Osborn et al. 2012 [details]
Etymology This genus is named after the Star Wars character - the lateral lips look like his ears. [details]
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