Kalyptorhynchia (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela) from KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), with the description of six new species
Author
Willems, Wim R.
Author
Reygel, Patrick
Author
Steenkiste, Niels Van
Author
Tessens, Bart
Author
Artois, Tom J.
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Zootaxa
2017
4242
3
441
466
journal article
36297
10.11646/zootaxa.4242.3.2
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Duplacrorhynchus heyleni
Artois & Schockaert, 1999
(
Fig. 5
A–B)
New
locality.
iSimangaliso
Wetland Park
, Kosi
Bay
estuary, eastern shore of main lake, water plants, salinity 3– 4‰,
December 15, 2009
(collected by
Xander Combrink
).
Known distribution.
Tanzania
,
Zanzibar
, widely distributed in mangrove sand flats (see
Artois & Schockaert 1999
).
Material.
Several animals studied alive. One whole mount and three serially-sectioned individuals (HU, nos VII.3.43–VII.3.46).
Additional remarks.
One individual measured on whole mount, considerably larger (
1.4 mm
) than those from Zanzibar (
1 mm
; see
Artois & Schockaert 1999
). Habitus and internal organisation almost identical to the original description, showing all diagnostic features of the taxon (
Artois & Schockaert 1999
), the only difference being the shorter length of the common genital atrium in comparison with that of specimens from Zanzibar. This observation could, however, be the result of the slightly-different orientation of the sections.
The
South
African specimens occur in a brackish habitat with very low salinity, whereas on
Zanzibar
they were only found in pure marine habitats. This seems to indicate that this species is euryhaline.