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Order SOLITARIA Emschermann, 1972

Introduction

After Wasson 2002
The order Solitaria contains only a single family, the Loxosomatidae. Nevertheless, it is the largest natural grouping of kamptozoans, with about 100 of the 150 described species.

 

General References

Wasson, K. 2002. A review of the invertebrate phylum Kamptozoa (Entoprocta) and synopsis of kamptozoan diversity in Australia and New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 126(1): 1-20