The polyclads (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific: Commented checklist and description of a new species Author Ramos-Sánchez, Mariela E9D05B3F-CF64-48E3-B5ED-8D24E47F9D2A Doctorado en Ciencias Biológico Agropecuarias, Área Ciencias Biológico Agropecuaria y Pesquera, Ciudad de la cultura “ Amado Nervo ”, Tepic, Nayarit, 63000, Mexico. & Laboratorio de Sistemática de Invertebrados Marinos (LABSIM), Universidad del Mar, campus Puerto Ángel, Ciudad Universitaria, Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca, 70902, Mexico. rmariela220@gmail.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2024 2024-10-17 962 1 1 67 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2683/12419 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2024.962.2683 2118-9773 13947260 40171C5B-90EB-4641-91FF-EA8CA2C60D23 Prosthiostomum sancum Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1965 Prosthiostomum sancum Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1965: 131–134 , figs 4–6 ( type locality: Paita, Piura , Peru ). Prosthiostomum sancum Reyes et al. 2020: 3 (Paita, Piura , Peru , 5°4′50.1″ S , 81°6′13.4″ W , checklist). Distribution Northern Paita, Piura , Peru . Habitat Benthic, in the intertidal zone on rocky shore under a rock. Remarks Prosthiostomum sancum has a dorsal region with brown and black spots forming two dark bands, a cerebral region without pigmentation, and cerebral and marginal eyes present. The male reproductive system features a penis papilla armed with a curved stylet, and paired accessory seminal vesicles.