Two new acoels (Acoela, Platyhelminthes) from the central coast of California
Author
Hooge, Matthew D.
Author
Tyler, Seth
text
Zootaxa
2003
131
1
14
journal article
51378
10.5281/zenodo.157080
c01db25f-19dc-48bf-8a35-d79df98f9281
11755326
157080
Genus
Stylomecynostomum
gen. nov.
Diagnosis
.
Mecynostomidae
with filamentous penis needles in brushlike arrangement. Male copulatory organ globular; with duct surrounded by lamellar glandular cells. Seminal bursa present. Bursal nozzle absent.
Type
species
.
Stylomecynostomum bodegensis
sp. nov.
Etymology
. Name refers to the presence of penis needles in the copulatory organ