Acoela (Acoelomorpha) from Bocas del Toro, Panama
Author
Hooge, Matthew D.
Author
Tyler, Seth
text
Zootaxa
2008
1719
1
40
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.181066
7e340a0c-b13c-43f7-b8df-e0c7a589094c
1175-5326
181066
Hofstenia miamia
Correa, 1960
(
Fig. 10
B)
Material
. Approximately 30 living specimens.
Localities
.
Isla
Colon, near the
STRI
lab dock (921’06” N,
82°15’25” W
), from submerged and decaying mangrove leaves surrounding mangrove rhizomes.
Description
. Mature specimens ~
4 mm
long contracted and
6–7 mm
when elongated. Specimens usually with brown coloration and numerous white spots; some white spots arranged to form three bands across the anterior, middle, and posterior portions of the body (
Fig. 10
B).
Remarks
. Hooge et al. (2007) provided a detailed study of the color variation of
Hofstenia miamia
collected from
Bahamas
,
Belize
,
Bermuda
, and
Panama
.