Neochildia

Neochildia
Neochildia fusca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Xenacoelomorpha
Order: Acoela
Family: Convolutidae
Genus: Neochildia
Bush, 1975
Species:
N. fusca
Binomial name
Neochildia fusca
(Bush, 1975)

Neochildia is a monotypic genus of a dark brown acoel belonging to the family Convolutidae. The only species is Neochildia fusca.[1][2][3]

The nervous system is composed of an anterior compact brain organized as a layer of neural somata surrounding a central neuropil free of cell bodies.[4]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Neochildia fusca Bush, 1975". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  2. ^ "Neochildia fusca". www.uniprot.org. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  3. ^ Bush, L. (1975). "Biology of Neochilda fusca N. gen., n. sp. from the northeastern coast of the United States (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria)". The Biological Bulletin. 148 (1): 35–48. doi:10.2307/1540648. ISSN 0006-3185. JSTOR 1540648. PMID 1115811.
  4. ^ Sprecher, Simon G.; Hartenstein, Volker; Martínez, Pedro (2017-07-27). "Xenacoelomorpha Nervous Systems". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264086.013.203. ISBN 9780190264086.


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