Dendrogramma, New Genus, with Two New Non-Bilaterian Species from the Marine Bathyal of Southeastern Australia (Animalia, Metazoa incertae sedis) – with Similarities to Some Medusoids from the Precambrian Ediacara
Figure 6
Dendrogramma discoides gen. et sp. n., A, holotype, aboral view.
B, enlargement of A showing gastrovascular canal (stippled) of stalk (pharynx) and point of connection to the first branching node of gastrovascular system of the disc. C, paratype, oblique oral view of trilobed mouth-field with mouth opening in centre; entire pharyngeal part of the gastrovascular system is shown. D, Albumares with trilobed field (reproduced from [19]). E, Rugoconites tenuirugosus (reproduced from [19]). F, 1. Albumares brunsae, 2. Anfesta stankovskii, 3. Rugoconites enigmaticus; (all three from [23]; sizes: see text in Discussion). Drawings of Dendrogramma made before shrinkage.