On the Calviriidae Martens and Curini-Galletti, 1993 (Platyhelminthes, Proseriata), with the description of three new species
Author
Schockaert, Ernest R.
Author
Curini-Galletti, Marco
Author
Ridder, Wouter De
Author
Artois, Tom
text
Zootaxa
2011
3034
32
46
journal article
46318
10.5281/zenodo.203197
910123e8-a964-4370-99fd-bc160b5a7315
1175-5326
203197
Calviria
Martens and Curini-Galletti, 1993
Diagnosis.
Protandric
Calviriidae
. Epidermis with intra-epithelial nuclei. With a septum in front of the pharynx and a sphincter around the gut above it. Numerous large hyaline vacuoles under the body wall. A single seminal vesicle filled with large sperm. The copulatory organ is directed forwards with atrial needles arranged in a ring. Accessory glandular organ separated and in front of the male atrium. Simple female system with both ovovitelloducts opening in a short female duct and with or without bursa.
Type
species:
Calviria solaris
Martens and Curini-Galletti, 1993
.
Other species:
C. sublittoralis
Martens and Curini-Galletti, 1993
and
C. banyulensis
Martens and Curini-Galletti, 1993
.
Remarks.
All three species have four needles in the accessory organ, which is (apparently) not connected to the exterior. Only
C. solaris
has a small terminal bursa in the female system.