Enteroxenos
{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}
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| taxon = Enteroxenos
| authority = Bonnevie, 1902
| synonyms = Enteroxenus
| type_species = Enteroxenos ostergreni
| type_species_authority = Bonnevie, 1902
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Enteroxenos is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.Bonnevie, 1902. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137966 on 2013-01-18.
Description
Species
Species within this genus include the following:
- Enteroxenos bouvieri (Risbec, 1953)
- Enteroxenos muelleri (Semper, 1868)
- Enteroxenos oestergreni Bonnevie, 1902
- Enteroxenos parastichopoli (Tikasingh, 1961)
;Species brought into synonymy:
- Enteroxenos ostergreni (Bonnevie, 1902): synonym of Enteroxenos oestergreni (Bonnevie, 1902)
Reproduction
The female is significantly larger than the male and may grow up to {{convert|15|cm|0|abbr=on}} in length. The females become hosts to the smaller males, which then fertilise their eggs.
References
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External links
- [https://www.jstor.org/pss/3224753 First page of a 1964 paper in Transactions of American Microscopical Society about a species in this genus]
- [http://biostor.org/reference/14729 The original 1902 paper (in German) describing the species]
- [http://www.ubio.org/NZ/detail.php?uid=67565&d=1 Nomenclator Zoologicus info on the genus]
- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137966 To World Register of Marine Species]
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