Loxosoma

Belongs within: Entoprocta.

Loxosoma is a genus of solitary species within the Entoprocta. It can be distinguished from related genera by the presence of both straight and oblique muscles in the foot (which is a sucking disc), and the absence of a foot-gland in either adults or buds (Hammer 1915).

<==Loxosoma Keferstein 1862H15
    |--*L. singulareH15
    |--L. annelidicolaH15
    |--L. annulatum Harmer 1915H15
    |--L. antedonis Mortensen 1911H15 [=Loxosomella antedonisBK77]
    |--L. breve Harmer 1915H15
    |--L. brumpti Nilus 1909H15
    |--L. circulare Harmer 1915H15
    |--L. cirriferum Harmer 1915H15
    |--L. cocciforme Harmer 1915H15
    |--L. davenportiH15
    |--L. harmeriH15
    |--L. isolata Salvini-Plawen 1968S-P86
    |--L. kefersteiniiH15
    |--L. lanchesteri Harmer 1915H15
    |--L. loricatum Harmer 1915H15
    |--L. loxalinumH15
    |--L. minutum Osburn 1910H15
    |--L. nitschei Vigelius 1882H15
    |--L. pectinaricolaCV16
    |--L. phascolosomatum Vogt 1876H15
    |--L. pusillum Harmer 1915H15
    |--L. saltansH15
    |--L. sluiteri Harmer 1915H15
    |--L. subsessile Harmer 1915H15
    |--L. troglodytes Harmer 1915H15
    `--L. velatum Harmer 1915H15

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[BK77] Barel, C. D. N., & P. G. N. Kramers. 1977. A survey of the echinoderm associates of the north-east Atlantic area. Zoologische Verhandelingen 156: 1–159.

[CV16] Cannon, J. T., B. C. Vellutini, J. Smith, III, F. Ronquist, U. Jondelius & A. Hejnol. 2016. Xenacoelomorpha is the sister group to Nephrozoa. Nature 530: 89–93.

[H15] Harmer, S. F. 1915. The Polyzoa of the Siboga Expedition—Part I. Entoprocta, Ctenostomata and Cyclostomata. E. J. Brill: Leyden.

[S-P86] Salvini-Plawen, L. v. 1986. Kamptozoa. In: Botosaneanu, L. (ed.) Stygofauna Mundi: A Faunistic, Distributional, and Ecological Synthesis of the World Fauna inhabiting Subterranean Waters (including the Marine Interstitial) pp. 143–144. E. J. Brill/Dr W. Backhuys: Leiden.