Notonomus series
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An expansion of the Notonomus series proposed by Moore (1965). Restricted to the Australian region. Some species exhibit brood care (Horne 1990, 1992).
Characteristics
Generalized body plan and no clear morphological synapomorphies. However, DNA sequence data consistantly groups exemplar taxa so far studied (Leiradira, Notonomus, Psegmatopterus, Sphodrisomus, Platycaelus, Pseudoceneus Aulacopodus).
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Kipling Will
University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- First online 07 July 2006
- Content changed 07 July 2006
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Will, Kipling. 2006. Notonomus series. Version 07 July 2006 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Notonomus_series/51528/2006.07.07 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/