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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Stylostomum
ellipse (Dalyell, 1853) Lang, 1884
Figure 7C
Remarks.
Stylostomum ellipse
belongs to the family
Euryleptidae
and is characterized by: a small to moderate size and oval outline, sometimes pear-shaped; dorsal surface smooth; marginal tentacles very reduced; small cerebral and marginal eye clusters.
Stylostomum ellipse
is also characterized by the common opening of the male and oral pore, located in front of the pharynx. In contrast, the female pore is situated behind the pharynx. The penis papilla is armed with a tubular pointed stylet and the female system has two uterine vesicles.
Distribution.
Only one specimen of
Stylostomum ellipse
was captured (09/01/2012) from stones in the "O Rodal de Nuestra
Senora"
, at a depth of 32 metres (42°
31.9010N
, 008°
58.5330W
).
Stylostomum ellipse
is considered a cosmopolitan species. Records of
Stylostomum ellipse
are distributed around the world including the Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic coast of western Europe (Great Britain, France, Scandinavia), South America (Falkland Island, Tierra de Fuego), South Africa (Cape Town) (
Prudhoe 1985
) and Antarctica (
Hallez 1905
). Our samples represent the first record for the Iberian Peninsula.