Systematic revision of the family Pleioplanidae Faubel, 1983 (Polycladida, Acotylea): new genus and combinations
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Rodríguez, Jorge
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Author
Grande, Cristina
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Author
Bulnes, NataliaVeronica
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Universidad Nacional del Sur, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Zoología de Invertebrados I, San Juan 670, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina. Grupo de Estudo do Medio Mariño (GEMM), Puerto Deportivo s / n 15960 Riveira, A Coruña, Spain. & Email: vebulnes @ criba. edu. ar & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 29337810 - C 92 C- 4 D 0 B-AC 1 D- 6078 DEF 42 B 66
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Almon, Bruno
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Perez, Jacinto
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Author
Noreña, Carolina
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2017
2017-01-25
264
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30
journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2017.264
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2118-9773
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Laqueusplana megala
(
Marcus, 1952
)
comb. nov.
Figs 1
,
4
,
6B
Notoplana megala
Marcus, 1952: 85
, figs 154–158.
Pleioplana megala
–
Faubel 1983: 117
.
Examined material
One mature, sagittally sectioned specimen from the invertebrate collection of the Swedish Museum of Natural History in
Stockholm
(
Sweden
), Cat Nr:
SMNH
109094 to 109096 (3 slides).
Type
locality
BRAZIL
: Island of São Sebastião.
Description
Body shape elongated. Cryptic colour. Opaque dorsal appearance. Longitudinal median line not outstanding. Without mottled background. Smooth dorsal surface. Nuchal tentacles absent. Tentacular knobs present (
Fig. 1D
). Marginal eyes absent. Tentacles absent; instead tentacular eyes present in rounded and compact clusters. Dorsal and ventral frontal eyes absent. Cerebral eyes in two clusters (
Fig. 1E
). Pharynx located in second or last body third, strongly ruffled and ventrally oriented. Oral
Fig. 4.
Laqueusplana megala
(
Marcus, 1952
)
comb. nov.
A–B
. Histological sections of the female reproductive system (anterior end to the left).
C
. Sagittal reconstruction of the reproductive system.
D–E
. Histological sections of the male reproductive system (anterior end to the left).
pore position in second body third and in posterior region of pharynx. Intestine with numerous branches without anastomosis. Intestinal vesicles absent. Gonopores clearly separated.
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (
Fig. 4
A–E). Single male pore. Male copulatory apparatus not enclosed within muscular bulb, oriented forward and located in last body third. Ejaculatory duct with spiralshaped stylet (forming a loop between prostatic vesicle and pharynx). Prostatic vesicle interpolated. Connection between ejaculatory duct and prostatic vesicle with projection. Internal glandular lining of prostatic vesicle with tubular chambers. Extravesicular prostatic secretion. Prostatic glands located at proximal end of prostatic vesicle. Seminal vesicle simple or spindle-like. Spermiducal bulbs present.
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (
Fig. 4
A–D). Vagina elongated, tube-like, looping towards male complex. Bulbous Lang’s vesicle. Paired uterus. Uterine vesicles absent. Tube-like cement chamber. Endolecithal eggs.
Biology
Specimens found on algae from the upper littoral zone.
Distribution
Ilha de São Sebastião, Ubatuba (
São Paulo State
),
Brazil
.