On the genus Typhlopolycystis Karling, 1956 (Platyhelminthes, Kalyptorhynchia, Polycystididae), with data on the five known species and the description of eleven new species
Author
Schockaert, Ernest R.
Author
Moons, Patricia
Author
Janssen, Toon
Author
Tessens, Bart S.
Author
Reygel, Patrick C.
Author
Revis, Nathalie
Author
Jouk, Philippe E. H.
Author
Willems, Wim R.
Author
Artois, Tom J.
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-05-08
4603
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81
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journal article
26901
10.11646/zootaxa.4603.1.4
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Typhlopolycystis leasiae
n. sp.
Artois and Schockaert.
(
Fig. 11
)
Diagnosis
. Species of
Typhlopolycystis
,
0.7 mm
long with two small eyes close to each other. The proboscis is huge, at least 1/3 of the body length and the pharynx is small. The prostate stylet and the accessory stylet are proximally attached to each other. The prostate stylet is slightly bent,
62 µm
long and
8 µm
broad proximally and with a blunt rounded end of about
5 µm
broad. The accessory stylet is
70 µm
long with a proximal diameter of
8 µm
. From its base, it first narrows, then broadens again to
7 µm
and then tapers to a fine end. The seminal receptacle consists of two vesicles.
Occurrence.
Panama
:
Achotines Bay
, right side of pipeline, next to rocks, fine sand (
7°24'53.48'' N
,
80°10'25.1364''W
) (by Artois,
22 February 2016
) (
Type
Locality)
.
Material examined
. Observations on, and micrographs of the living animal. One whole mount, the
holotype
(USNM nr 1523611).
Etymology
. Species name in honour of Dr. F. Leasi (Smithsonian Institution), who organised the sampling campaign in
Panama
in 2016.