The polyclads (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific: Commented checklist and description of a new species
Author
Ramos-Sánchez, Mariela
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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.
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2024
2024-10-17
962
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1
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https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2683/12419
journal article
10.5852/ejt.2024.962.2683
2118-9773
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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.