Pseudobiceros wirtzi sp. nov. (Polycladida: Cotylea) from Senegal with revision of valid species of the genus
Author
Bahia, Juliana
Author
Schrödl, Michael
text
Zootaxa
2016
4097
1
101
117
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.5
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1175-5326
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Pseudobiceros luteomarginatus
(
Yeri & Kaburaki, 1918
)
Taxonomic remarks.
This species is listed as synonymous to
Pseudobiceros flavomarginatus
by
Faubel (1984)
. However, the original description (
Laidlaw 1902
) divides
Pseudoceros
species in forms with a pair of penes or single penis, and
P. flavomarginatus
is under the species with single penis. This fact was already pointed out by
Marcus (1950)
, who considered
Pseudoceros flavomarginatus
and
luteomarginatus
as separate species based on the number of gonopores and color information. The original
Pseudoceros luteomarginatus
description (
Yeri & Kaburaki 1918
) stated clearly (p. 38; plate I, fig. 5) that this
Pseudocerotidae
has two male gonopores and smooth dorsal surface. So we think that the synonym and new combination presented by
Faubel (1984)
was result of some confusion about the literature consulted. Thus we argue that
Pseudobiceros flavomarginatus
should be left in
Pseudoceros
, as it has only one male gonopore, and that
Pseudoceros luteomarginatus
should be transferred to
Pseudobiceros
, as it has two male gonopores. Since the transference of
P. luteomarginatus
was indirectly done by
Faubel (1984)
, we consider that he had established this new combination. It is, however, unclear why the species mentioned above were ignored from Newman & Cannon’s (1994, 1997)
Pseudobiceros
species list.
Pseudoceros flavomarginatus
was mentioned in the discussion of
Pseudobiceros periculosus
(
Newman & Cannon 1994
)
where it was wrongly stated that Laidlaw did not give any additional details about gonopores.