Report on freshwater Catenulida (Platyhelminthes) from Sweden with the description of four new species
Author
Larsson, Karolina
Author
Willems, Wim
text
Zootaxa
2010
2396
1
18
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.193965
38d7b0ca-ac3c-4c22-8a28-fa4034b43e03
1175-5326
193965
Catenula turgida
(Zacharias, 1902)
Larsson, Ahmadzadeh & Jondelius, 2008
(
Fig. 5
H, L, 6 B)
Localities.
Loc. 1, 4, 8, 10, 28
Known distribution.
Europe (
Luther 1960
),
Brazil
(
Marcus 1945b
).
FIGURE 5.
Live specimens of
Catenulida
: A–B:
Stenostomum arevaloi
(A: anterior end, B: tail); C-D:
Stenostomum bryophilum
(C: one zooid, D: two zooids); E:
Stenostomum grabbskogense
; F-G:
Stenostomum leucops
(F: whole animal, G: anterior end); H, L:
Catenula turgida
(H: whole individual, L: mouth region); I:
Stenostomum sphagnetorum
; J:
Catenula macrura
; K:
Catenula lemnae
; M:
Rhynchoscolex simplex
.
Material.
Several individuals studied alive.
Description and remarks.
This taxon is very characteristic with its special habitus, in comparison with other catenulids, and is therefore easily recognised. The general appearance and anatomy of our specimens is identical to that of
Suomina turgida
(see
Luther 1960
). Recently
S. turgida
was transferred to
Catenula
(Larsson
et al
. 2008.).