Gononemertes australiensis
Gononemertes australiensis is a parasitic ribbon worm.[1] It lives commensally in the ascidian Pyura pachydermatina (found in the sublittoral waters of the Sydney region of New South Wales), specifically in its atrium.[2] It is dioecious and has several gonads. Each of its gonads produce several oocytes while the male worms carry testes along its parenchyma. Fertilization is external.[2]
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| Species: | G. australiensis |
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References
- Gibson, Ray (1974). "A new species of commensal hoplonemertean from Australia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 55 (3): 247–266. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1974.tb01647.x. ISSN 0024-4082.
- Egan, EA; Anderson, DT (1979). "The Reproduction of the Entozoic Nemertean Gononemertes australiensis Gibson (Nemertea: Hoplonemertea : Monostylifera) Gonads, Gametes, Embryonic Development and Larval Development". Marine and Freshwater Research. 30 (5): 661. doi:10.1071/MF9790661. ISSN 1323-1650.
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