期刊
ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT
卷 38, 期 4, 页码 271-291出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2009.03.001
关键词
Cambrian lobopodian; Antenniform outgrowths; Tagmosis; Miraluolishania haikouensis; Cladistics; Arthropod origins
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资金
- National Natural Foundation of China [40730211]
- 973 Program of China [2006CB806400]
- Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province [2005D0002Z]
- Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm
- European Union
New material of the lobopodian Luolishania longicruris has been recovered from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstatte, southwest China. The specimens throw new light on several morphological features of the species, including the paired antenniform outgrowths, eyes, head shield, setae and other cuticular projections, as well as the differentiated sclerites, appendages, claws, and lobopod interspaces. L. longicruris shows well developed tagmosis: a distinct head and a trunk divided into two sections. The new data allow a revised comparison with other lobopodians. Miraluolishania haikouensis Liu et aL, 2004 is considered to be a junior synonym of L. longicruris Hou and Chen, 1989. Evidence from gut filling and specialized morphological characters indicates that L. longicruris may have had a filter feeding lifestyle. A new cladistic analysis suggests that fossil lobopodians are paraphyletic or even polyphyletic and L. longicruris may be an important representative of the stem lineage leading to arthropods. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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