TABLE 4 in Clarification of the diagnosis of the genus Loxosoma s. l. (Entoprocta; Loxosomatidae) based on morphological and molecular data

TABLE 4. List of Loxosomatidae species described as Loxosomella based only on the structure of the attachment organ of adults.
SpeciesHostAttachment organLoxosomella brucei Eggleston, 1965Arenaceous worm-tubeTriangular pedal areaLoxosomella cuenoti Bobin & Prenant, 1953aPhascolion strombiWide attachment discLoxosomella fagei Bobin & Prenant, 1953bHermonia hystrixNarrow pedal discLoxosomella gautieri Bobin & Prenant, 1953cPhascolosoma vulgareAttachment discLoxosomella marcusorum Borisanova & Chernyshev 2019Thalassema sp.Star-shaped plateLoxosomella minuta (Osburn, 1912)Phascolion strombiRounded attachment discLoxosomella poculi Konno, 1977Dasybranchus caducusBig pedal discLoxosomella tonsoria Emschermann, 1993Glyphanostomum sp.Small attachment areaLoxosomella unicornis Borisanova & Krylova, 2014Cribrilina sp., Electra sp.Attachment areaLoxosomella zima Marcus & Marcus, 1968Thalassemidae tubeAttachment area