Neoechinorhynchus dorsovaginatus Amin & Christison, 2005
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Family:  Neoechinorhynchidae ()
Max. size:  1.837 cm TRKL (male/unsexed); 2.625 cm TRKL (female)
Environment:  others; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Southeast Atlantic: South Africa.
Diagnosis:  Long, cylindrical trunk with prominent angular antero-dorsal hump clearly marked at posterior boundary of neck. Females with longer trunk length than males. Proboscis large, globular, wider than long, with prominent apical organ and sensory pits; hooks in all circles, with discoid roots; anterior hooks all at same level, longer than middle and posterior hooks. Long neck, wide posteriorly. Triangular brain, situated near posterior end of receptacle.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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