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Gibson, R.; Sunberg, P. (2002). Some heteronemerteans (Nemertea) from the Solomon Islands. Journal of Natural History. 36(15): 1785–1804.
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10.1080/00222930110069041 [view]
Gibson, R.; Sunberg, P.
2002
Some heteronemerteans (Nemertea) from the Solomon Islands
Journal of Natural History
36(15): 1785–1804
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Three species of heteronemerteans are recorded from the Solomon Islands. Baseodiscus quinquelineatus has previously been reported from the islands, but Notospermus tricuspidatus has not. The third species, Kukumia solomonensis gen. et sp. nov., is fully described and illustrated. We compared the 18S rDNA gene sequence from this species with five other heteronemertean species from which the sequence of this gene is known. Phylogenetic analysis using three palaeonemertean species as outgroup corroborated a relationship with lineid taxa.
Kukumia solomonensis Gibson & Sunberg, 2002 (original description)