Contribution to the knowledge of Acotylean Polyclads (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida) from Tunisian Coasts
Author
Gammoudi, Mehrez
Author
Tekaya, Saïda
Author
Noreña, Carolina
text
Zootaxa
2009
2195
43
60
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.275104
2f262c6b-2bcf-44d6-90f8-a0e6219fb709
1175-5326
275104
Family
Leptoplanidae Stimpson, 1857
Diagnosis
(from
Faubel, 1983
): Leptoplanoidea with varying body outline and with paired clusters of cerebral and tentacular eyes. Ruffled pharynx central or anterior to the centre of the body. Male genital apparatus directed backwards behind the pharyngeal cavity. Gonopores separate. Prostatic vesicle usually with poorly differentiated glandular lining and without a distinct muscle wall, as male complex is enclosed in a massive strong muscle structure.