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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https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2683/12419
journal article
10.5852/ejt.2024.962.2683
2118-9773
13947260
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Glossostoma nematoideum
LeConte, 1851
Glossostoma nematoideum
LeConte, 1851: 319
(
type
locality: Isthmus of
Panama
).
Glossostoma nematoideum
–
Diesing 1862: 573
(mentioned only). —
Lang 1884: 611
(mentioned only). —
Faubel 1984b: 236
(identification keys).
Distribution
Isthmus of
Panama
.
Habitat
Benthic.
Remarks
LeConte (1851)
,
Lang (1884)
, and
Faubel (1984b)
included the species within
Polycladida
; however,
Faubel (1984b)
determined it as a species incertae sedis. The taxon is characterized by a vermiform body, ten eyes on both sides of the anterior region of the body, and small tentacles. Given this sparse description, the present study suggests collecting specimens of this taxon and to confirm its taxonomic identity.