A new family of lithophoran Proseriata (Platyhelminthes), with the description of seven new species from the Indo-Pacific and South America, and the proposal of three new genera Author Schockaert, Ernest R. Author Curini-Galletti, Marco Author Ridder, Wouter De Author Volonterio, Odile Author Artois, Tom text Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2009 2009-04-30 155 4 759 773 https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00463.x journal article 5380 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00463.x 581c57f2-da1f-4130-8f8a-01fe88b2e6bc 0024-4082 4635038 MEIDIAMA URUGUAYENSIS SP. NOV. Meidiama uruguayensis : species of Meidiama with a curved stylet of 80–90-Mm long, accompanied by 19–21 needles of 30–45-Mm long, with a small terminal hook of about one-quarter to one-fifth of the length of the needles; about 50 testes. Meidiama uruguayensis : Río de la Plata, Balneario Las Flores , Departamento de Maldonado ( 34°48′50″S , 55°20′03″W ), Uruguay ( type locality); Playa Grande , Uruguay ; coarse sand between rocks ( 18/7/2004 ). . Meidiama uruguayensis : four whole mounts and ten sectioned individuals (13 slides) from the type locality; one of the whole mounts is designated as the holotype ( SMNH 7352 ); paratypes UH 371–380 . Etymology: Meidiama uruguayensis has been named after the country where it was found.