First records of Cotylea (Polycladida, Platyhelminthes) for the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula
Author
Norena, Carolina
Author
Marquina, Daniel
Author
Perez, Jacinto
Author
Almon, Bruno
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ZooKeys
2014
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.404.7122
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.404.7122
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Prostheceraeus roseus Lang, 1884
Figure 7A, B
Remarks.
Prostheceraeus roseus
belongs to the family
Euryleptidae
and is characterized by the following: an elongated, oval body shape and smooth surface; conspicuous marginal tentacles; cerebral eye clusters in two small, parallel rows that do not anastomose. This species is readily recognizable by its distinct pink to purple pigmentation with white longitudinal stripes and a white edge that runs along the entire body margin. The tubular, bell-shaped pharynx oriented frontally, and the digestive system well developed with numerous, anastomosing branches. The reproductive system shows the characteristics of the genus: male copulatory apparatus frontally oriented; penis armed with tubular pointed stylet and female complex with multiple uterine vesicles.
Figure 7. Species photographed but not collected. A, B
Prostheceraeus roseus
C
Stylostomum ellipse
D, E
Oligocladus sanguinolentus
F, G
Thysanozoon brocchii
.
Distribution.
Prostheceraeus
roseus
was one of the first species collected during this study, first in summer of 2010, then in autumn of 2013 (14/05/2010 and 10/10/2013). Two specimens were captured in the mouth of the Ria de Arosa in Corrubedo: one on a rocky wall in
"Canteiro"
, at a depth of 27 metres (42°
30.5540N
, 009°
05.1260W
), and the other on
Pycnoclavella producta
(
Ascidiacea
) in "A Dianteira", at a depth of 23 metres (42°
30.9100N
, 009°
04.3750W
).
Prostheceraeus roseus
is also known from the Gulf of Naples, Italy (
Lang 1884
). These findings represent the first record for the Atlantic coast outside the Mediterranean Sea.