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Clara

Clara Eigner, 1997 (ref. ID; 7423 original paper)

[ref. ID; 7423]
Diagnosis; Highly evolved Parakahliellidae with four cirri in each of the two rightmost ventral rows. During divisional morphogenesis the anterior N1 anlagen-part develops at the anteriormost cirrus of row four and generates proter's rows 4-6. Old (parental) cirri and cilia in interphase absent (Wirnsberger et al. 1985). Stylonychia mytilus (Muller, 1773) Ehrenberg, 1830 and S. lemnae Ammermann & Schlegel, 1983 belong to the same genus (Wirnsberger et al. 1986) and belong to the monophyletic group that develops neokinetal 3 anlagen and long primary primordia (Oxytrichidae) as shown in the present paper. S. pustulata (Muller, 1786) Ehrenberg, 1835 and S. vorax Stokes, 1885 also belong to one genus (Wirnsberger et al. 1985), but to the group developing neokinetal 1 anlagen and separate primary primordia (Parakahliellidae). Thus, morphogenetic data and molecular data suggest that the genus Stylonychia is not monophyletic (Schlegel and Steinbruck 1986). Therefore, a new genus in erected for the latter two species, Clara n. g., with species Clara pustulata (Muller, 1786) nov. comb and C. vorax (Stokes, 1885) nov. comb. (ref. ID; 7423)
Etymology; Clara was the youngest daughter of Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg and in his old age she was a great help to her father in his scientific work (Corliss 1996); thus it is a pleasure to name the new genus in her memory. (ref. ID; 7423)
Type species; Clara pustulata (Muller, 1786) nov. comb (ref. ID; 7423)
  1. Clara pustulata (Muller, 1786) nov. comb (ref. ID; 7423)
    Basionym; Kerona pustulata (ref. ID; 7423); Stylonychia pustulata (Muller, 1786) Ehrenberg, 1835 (ref. ID; 7423)
  2. Clara vorax (Stokes, 1885) nov. comb. (ref. ID; 7423)
    Basionym; Stylonychia vorax (Stokes, 1885) (ref. ID; 7423)