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<figureCitation id="133D2A0BFFA8CC18FF03FB4C7116FB4B" box="[151,287,1167,1192]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 6" captionStart-1="FIGURE 7" captionStart-2="FIGURE 8" captionStartId-0="7.[151,250,1308,1330]" captionStartId-1="9.[151,250,1924,1946]" captionStartId-2="10.[151,250,1018,1040]" captionTargetBox-0="[151,1436,195,1283]" captionTargetBox-1="[386,1190,195,1873]" captionTargetBox-2="[155,1421,220,990]" captionTargetId-0="figure@7.[151,1436,195,1284]" captionTargetId-1="figure@9.[386,1190,195,1880]" captionTargetId-2="figure@10.[151,1436,195,994]" captionTargetPageId-0="7" captionTargetPageId-1="9" captionTargetPageId-2="10" captionText-0="FIGURE 6. A. Pseudoceros vishnui sp. nov. in situ from Pongibalu; B. Pseudoceros vishnui sp. nov. ex situ; C. dorsal surface showing cerebral and tentacular eyes; D. detail of ventral surface. ce: cerebral eyes; fp: female gonopore; mp: male gonopore; p: pharynx; pm: pharyngeal mouth; su: sucker; vd: vas defrenses; te: tentacular eyes." captionText-1="FIGURE 7. Pseudoceros vishnui sp. nov. A: Male reproductive system; B: Female reproductive system; C: Male atrium with stylet. cg: cement glands; cp: cement pouch; fp: female gonopore; ma: male atrium; mp: male gonopore; pv: prostatic vesicle; sv: seminal vesicle; st: stylet; va: vagina. Scale bar: 200 µm." captionText-2="FIGURE 8. Pseudoceros vishnui sp. nov. diagrammatic reconstruction of male and female reproductive structures. bm: basement membrane; cg: cement glands; cm: circular muscles; cp: cement pouch; ej: ejaculatory duct; ep: epidermis; fa: female atrium; fp: female gonopore; ma: male atrium; mp: male gonopore; pd: prostatic duct; pp: penis papilla; pv: prostatic vesicle; st: stylet; sv: seminal vesicle; va: vagina." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/582754/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/582755/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/582756/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">Figures 6–8</figureCitation>
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; Table. 1
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material:
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: One specimen (
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20 x
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mm) as serial sections of reproductive structures (7 Slides), remainder of animal in 70% ethanol. Collected
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<date id="FFB8104EFFA8CC18FD73FB3F736EFAF6" box="[743,871,1276,1301]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501" value="2015-03-19">19.03.2015</date>
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, subtidally from
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depth, Pongibalu (Lat:
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, Long:
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),
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Andaman,
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<collectingCountry id="F311761EFFA8CC18FD7CFADC732BFADB" box="[744,802,1311,1336]" name="India" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">India</collectingCountry>
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(ZSI/ANRC-16841).
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: One specimen (
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15 x
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mm) as serial sections of reproductive structures (5 Slides), remainder of animal in 70% ethanol. Same as
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(ZSI/ANRC-16842).
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</paragraph>
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One specimen (
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11 x
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</collectingDate>
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mm) in 70% EtOh. Collected 0 8.09.2015, subtidally from
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depth,
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(Lat:
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, Long:
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),
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Andaman,
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<collectingCountry id="F311761EFFA8CC18FD7CFA6C732BFA2B" box="[744,802,1455,1480]" name="India" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">India</collectingCountry>
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(ZSI/ANRC-16843).
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</paragraph>
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One specimen (
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11 x
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mm) in 70% EtOh. Collected
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<date id="FFB8104EFFA8CC18FCBEFA1773A2FA0E" box="[810,939,1492,1517]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501" value="2016-12-15">15.12.2016</date>
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, subtidally from
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<quantity id="4CFE9B6BFFA8CC18FBE4FA177497FA0F" box="[1136,1182,1492,1516]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.0" pageId="6" pageNumber="501" unit="m" value="9.0">9 m</quantity>
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depth, Rutland
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<collectingCountry id="F311761EFFA8CC18FACCFA177595FA0E" box="[1368,1436,1492,1517]" name="Iceland" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">Island</collectingCountry>
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(Lat:
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, Long:
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),
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<collectingRegion id="49C2F86CFFA8CC18FDF5FA3472ABF9F3" box="[609,674,1527,1552]" country="Maldives" name="Dhekunu" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">South</collectingRegion>
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Andaman,
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<collectingCountry id="F311761EFFA8CC18FCB0FA347357F9F3" box="[804,862,1527,1552]" name="India" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">India</collectingCountry>
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(ZSI/ANRC-16844).
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<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA8CC18FF53F9DF7169F9D6" bold="true" box="[199,352,1564,1589]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">Distribution.</emphasis>
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Pongibalu,
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Andaman,
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<collectingCountry id="F311761EFFA8CC18FD2CF9DF72FCF9D6" box="[696,757,1564,1589]" name="India" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">India</collectingCountry>
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. Additional photographic record from
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(
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||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C31C6505FFA8CC18FF53F9A771F4F943" pageId="6" pageNumber="501" type="diagnosis">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB9368EFFA8CC18FF53F9A771F4F943" blockId="6.[151,1437,1239,2021]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">
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||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA8CC18FF53F9A77148F99E" bold="true" box="[199,321,1636,1661]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
|
||
Body colour cream, solid purple to violet spots all over body. Margin made up of non-continuous dark blue spots of various sizes.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C31C6505FFA8CC18FF53F96F73D5F8D3" pageId="6" pageNumber="501" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB9368EFFA8CC18FF53F96F7311F90B" blockId="6.[151,1437,1239,2021]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA8CC18FF53F96F7147F926" bold="true" box="[199,334,1708,1733]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">Etymology.</emphasis>
|
||
This species is named after Vishnu Kumar Dixit, father of the first author, in acknowledgment of his support throughout his research on marine flatworms.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB9368EFFA8CC18FF53F93773D5F8D3" blockId="6.[151,1437,1239,2021]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA8CC18FF53F9377140F8EE" bold="true" box="[199,329,1780,1805]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">Synonyms.</emphasis>
|
||
It is likely that it corresponds to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA8CC18FD2FF9377340F8EF" box="[699,841,1780,1804]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="6" pageNumber="501" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA8CC18FD2FF9377340F8EF" box="[699,841,1780,1804]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">Pseudoceros</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. 38,
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||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA8CC18FC34F93674DDF8EE" author="Newman" box="[928,1236,1780,1805]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501" refString="Newman, L. J. & Cannon, L. R. G. (2005) Fabulous Flatworms: a guide to marine polyclads. Version 1. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Canberra. [CD-ROM]" type="book chapter" year="2005">Newman & Cannon (2005)</bibRefCitation>
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, CD-ROM and to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA8CC18FF03F8DB712CF8D3" box="[151,293,1816,1840]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="6" pageNumber="501" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="genus">
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||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA8CC18FF03F8DB712CF8D3" box="[151,293,1816,1840]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">Pseudoceros</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp.,
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA8CC18FECEF8D47274F8D3" author="Kuiter" box="[346,637,1815,1840]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501" refString="Kuiter, R. K. & Debelius, H. (2009) World Atlas of Marine Fauna. Ikan-Unterwasserarchiv, Frankfurt, 725 pp." type="book" year="2009">Kuiter & Debelius (2009)</bibRefCitation>
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||
, see taxonomic remarks below.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C31C6505FFA8CC16FF53F8FF755EFC0D" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="503" pageId="6" pageNumber="501" type="description">
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<paragraph id="8BB9368EFFA8CC18FF53F8FF7226F806" blockId="6.[151,1437,1239,2021]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">
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<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA8CC18FF53F8FF719EF8B6" bold="true" box="[199,407,1851,1877]" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">
|
||
Description.
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA8CC18FECBF8F87198F8B7" bold="true" box="[351,401,1851,1876]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">Live</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
Body oval and smooth, margin without any ruffles. Many purple to violet coloured spots, of variable sizes, more or less circular are present all over the body (
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||
<figureCitation id="133D2A0BFFA8CC18FCE3F89C73D9F89B" box="[887,976,1887,1912]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1308,1330]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1283]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,195,1284]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. A. Pseudoceros vishnui sp. nov. in situ from Pongibalu; B. Pseudoceros vishnui sp. nov. ex situ; C. dorsal surface showing cerebral and tentacular eyes; D. detail of ventral surface. ce: cerebral eyes; fp: female gonopore; mp: male gonopore; p: pharynx; pm: pharyngeal mouth; su: sucker; vd: vas defrenses; te: tentacular eyes." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/582754/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">Fig. 6A</figureCitation>
|
||
, B). Blue pseudotentacles, small, formed by simple folds of the anterior margin with scattered eyespots on each pseudotentacle on either side. Cerebral eyespot cluster with 40–43 eyes (
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||
<figureCitation id="133D2A0BFFA8CC18FD81F8647253F823" box="[533,602,1959,1984]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1308,1330]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1283]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,195,1284]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. A. Pseudoceros vishnui sp. nov. in situ from Pongibalu; B. Pseudoceros vishnui sp. nov. ex situ; C. dorsal surface showing cerebral and tentacular eyes; D. detail of ventral surface. ce: cerebral eyes; fp: female gonopore; mp: male gonopore; p: pharynx; pm: pharyngeal mouth; su: sucker; vd: vas defrenses; te: tentacular eyes." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/582754/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="501">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
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||
C). Ventral side cream in colour. Margin made up of small blue coloured discontinuous spots of various sizes.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF796606FFA9CC19FF03FADF73F9FA93" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/582754/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" targetBox="[151,1436,195,1283]" targetPageId="7">
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<paragraph id="8BB9368EFFA9CC19FF03FADF73F9FA93" blockId="7.[151,1436,1308,1392]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">
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<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FF03FADF711BFAD2" bold="true" box="[151,274,1308,1330]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
|
||
A.
|
||
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||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FEACFADF7201FAD1" box="[312,520,1308,1330]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Pseudoceros vishnui</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
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||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24157E7FFA9CC19FD9AFADE7256FAD1" box="[526,607,1309,1330]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" rank="species">
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||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FD9AFADE7250FAD1" bold="true" box="[526,601,1309,1330]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FDF2FADE72ACFAD1" box="[614,677,1309,1330]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">in situ</emphasis>
|
||
from Pongibalu; B.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA9CC19FCE0FADF744DFAD1" box="[884,1092,1308,1330]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="vishnui" status="sp. nov.">
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||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FCE0FADF744DFAD1" box="[884,1092,1308,1330]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Pseudoceros vishnui</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24157E7FFA9CC19FBDFFADE7492FAD1" box="[1099,1179,1309,1330]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" rank="species">
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||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FBDFFADE749CFAD1" bold="true" box="[1099,1173,1309,1330]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FB36FADE74EDFAD1" box="[1186,1252,1309,1330]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">ex situ</emphasis>
|
||
; C. dorsal surface showing cerebral and tentacular eyes; D. detail of ventral surface. ce: cerebral eyes; fp: female gonopore; mp: male gonopore; p: pharynx; pm: pharyngeal mouth; su: sucker; vd: vas defrenses; te: tentacular eyes.
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB9368EFFA9CC19FF53FA5573B6F964" blockId="7.[151,1437,1430,2032]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">
|
||
<materialsCitation id="3B6E3CD3FFA9CC19FF53FA5572F4F987" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1503738016" county="Dorsal" location="Distance" municipality="Nucleus" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" specimenCount="2" stateProvince="Male" typeStatus="holotype">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FF53FA557136FA4C" bold="true" box="[199,319,1430,1455]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Preserved.</emphasis>
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||
<typeStatus id="54BD882CFFA9CC19FEDDFA5471B8FA53" box="[329,433,1431,1456]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
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||
<quantity id="4CFE9B6BFFA9CC19FE28FA547207FA4C" box="[444,526,1431,1456]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" unit="mm" value="15.0">15 mm</quantity>
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||
long and
|
||
<quantity id="4CFE9B6BFFA9CC19FD11FA5472D1FA4C" box="[645,728,1431,1455]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.2" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" unit="mm" value="12.0">12 mm</quantity>
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||
wide at central portion. Translucent due to loss of colour on fixation but some faint purple spots visible in
|
||
<typeStatus id="54BD882CFFA9CC19FD3FFA7F7302FA37" box="[683,779,1468,1492]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
specimen.
|
||
<collectingCounty id="62D84E02FFA9CC19FC1AFA7873D0FA37" box="[910,985,1467,1492]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Dorsal</collectingCounty>
|
||
epidermis very rough and uneven with thickens 45 to 55 µm and is twice the thickness of ventral epidermis which is 18–22 µm and smooth.
|
||
<collectingMunicipality id="6BDDACF4FFA9CC19FAD4FA1C7595FA1B" box="[1344,1436,1503,1528]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Nucleus</collectingMunicipality>
|
||
present at the base while rhabdites near dorsal surface. A distinct basement membrane clearly separates epithelium from underlying muscles.
|
||
<location id="8ED96055FFA9CC19FE28F9E47217F9A3" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03AF8798FFA8CC16FF03FBAE755EFC0D:8ED96055FFA9CC19FE28F9E47217F9A3" box="[444,542,1575,1600]" county="Dorsal" municipality="Nucleus" name="Distance" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" stateProvince="Male">Distance</location>
|
||
between pharyngeal mouth and sucker is
|
||
<quantity id="4CFE9B6BFFA9CC19FC60F9E47453F9DC" box="[1012,1114,1575,1600]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.53" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" unit="mm" value="4.53">4.53 mm</quantity>
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||
.
|
||
<collectingRegion id="49C2F86CFFA9CC19FBF1F9E47496F9A3" box="[1125,1183,1575,1600]" country="Maldives" name="Maale" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Male</collectingRegion>
|
||
and female gonopores
|
||
<quantity id="4CFE9B6BFFA9CC19FF03F98F70F2F980" box="[151,251,1612,1636]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.03" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" unit="mm" value="1.03">1.03 mm</quantity>
|
||
apart.
|
||
<location id="8ED96055FFA9CC19FEDCF98871ACF987" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03AF8798FFA8CC16FF03FBAE755EFC0D:8ED96055FFA9CC19FEDCF98871ACF987" box="[328,421,1611,1636]" county="Dorsal" municipality="Nucleus" name="Pharynx" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" stateProvince="Male">Pharynx</location>
|
||
small and ruffled with 7 folds
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
<materialsCitation id="3B6E3CD3FFA9CC19FC93F98873B6F964" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1503738017" location="Male" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Male" typeStatus="holotype">
|
||
<collectingRegion id="49C2F86CFFA9CC19FC93F9887349F987" box="[775,832,1611,1636]" country="Maldives" name="Maale" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Male</collectingRegion>
|
||
pore
|
||
<quantity id="4CFE9B6BFFA9CC19FC15F98F73ECF980" box="[897,997,1612,1636]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.93" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" unit="mm" value="1.93">1.93 mm</quantity>
|
||
from pharyngeal mouth and is situated between last pair of pharyngeal folds. Sucker
|
||
<quantity id="4CFE9B6BFFA9CC19FD0CF9AC72E7F964" box="[664,750,1647,1671]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.3" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" unit="mm" value="1.3">1.3 mm</quantity>
|
||
from female pore.
|
||
</materialsCitation>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB9368EFFA9CC19FF53F95074DFF8BC" blockId="7.[151,1437,1430,2032]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FF53F95071FDF94F" bold="true" box="[199,500,1683,1708]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Reproductive characters.</emphasis>
|
||
Measurements refer to length in a
|
||
<quantity id="4CFE9B6BFFA9CC19FCECF95073CFF948" box="[888,966,1683,1708]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" unit="mm" value="15.0">15 mm</quantity>
|
||
long worm, the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54BD882CFFA9CC19FBE8F95074EBF94F" box="[1148,1250,1683,1708]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
. Seminal vesicle (
|
||
<figureCitation id="133D2A0BFFA9CC19FF0BF97470EDF92C" box="[159,228,1719,1744]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1924,1946]" captionTargetBox="[386,1190,195,1873]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[386,1190,195,1880]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 7. Pseudoceros vishnui sp. nov. A: Male reproductive system; B: Female reproductive system; C: Male atrium with stylet. cg: cement glands; cp: cement pouch; fp: female gonopore; ma: male atrium; mp: male gonopore; pv: prostatic vesicle; sv: seminal vesicle; st: stylet; va: vagina. Scale bar: 200 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/582755/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
|
||
A) elongate and oval (490 x 421 µm), heavily muscularized, parallel to longitudinal body axis. Prostatic vesicle (
|
||
<figureCitation id="133D2A0BFFA9CC19FF63F9187135F917" box="[247,316,1755,1780]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1924,1946]" captionTargetBox="[386,1190,195,1873]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[386,1190,195,1880]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 7. Pseudoceros vishnui sp. nov. A: Male reproductive system; B: Female reproductive system; C: Male atrium with stylet. cg: cement glands; cp: cement pouch; fp: female gonopore; ma: male atrium; mp: male gonopore; pv: prostatic vesicle; sv: seminal vesicle; st: stylet; va: vagina. Scale bar: 200 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/582755/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
|
||
A) located anterior to seminal vesicle and just above male atrium. It is slightly tapering in shape downwards (180 x 168 µm) with thickness of inner wall varying from 30 to 50 µm.
|
||
<collectingRegion id="49C2F86CFFA9CC19FBC1F93C7487F8FB" box="[1109,1166,1791,1816]" country="Maldives" name="Maale" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Male</collectingRegion>
|
||
atrium deep with many folds and stylet 197 µm long. Female atrium 188 µm long while vagina is 384 µm long tube curved towards posterior end. Well defined cement pouches with numerous cement glands present (
|
||
<figureCitation id="133D2A0BFFA9CC19FBABF8847488F8BC" box="[1087,1153,1863,1888]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1924,1946]" captionTargetBox="[386,1190,195,1873]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[386,1190,195,1880]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 7. Pseudoceros vishnui sp. nov. A: Male reproductive system; B: Female reproductive system; C: Male atrium with stylet. cg: cement glands; cp: cement pouch; fp: female gonopore; ma: male atrium; mp: male gonopore; pv: prostatic vesicle; sv: seminal vesicle; st: stylet; va: vagina. Scale bar: 200 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/582755/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
|
||
B & 8).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB9368EFFA9CC16FF53F8A873F4FCF6" blockId="7.[151,1437,1430,2032]" lastBlockId="8.[151,1437,151,900]" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="503" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FF53F8A871C8F867" bold="true" box="[199,449,1899,1924]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Taxonomic remarks.</emphasis>
|
||
The presence of this species is recorded on many occasions from Andaman Islands (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA9CC19FF0AF84C71FDF844" author="Sreeraj" box="[158,500,1935,1960]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" refString="Sreeraj, C. R. & Raghunathan, C. (2013) Pseudocerotid polyclads (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Polycladida) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 3 (1), 36 - 41." type="journal article" year="2013">Sreeraj & Raghunathan 2013</bibRefCitation>
|
||
; Sreeraj
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FDC8F8537291F844" box="[604,664,1935,1959]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
2015); however, no attempt had been made in the past to make a formal description. To date, only 4 species under the genus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA9CC19FCDFF87073D0F828" box="[843,985,1971,1995]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FCDFF87073D0F828" box="[843,985,1971,1995]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Pseudoceros</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
are described from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F311761EFFA9CC19FB57F8707508F82F" box="[1219,1281,1971,1996]" name="India" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">India</collectingCountry>
|
||
:
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA9CC19FA9AF8707194F80C" authority="Laidlaw, 1902" authorityName="Laidlaw" authorityYear="1902" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="gamblei">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FA9AF87070F8F80C" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">Pseudoceros gamblei</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA9CC19FF6DF8147194F80C" author="Laidlaw" box="[249,413,2007,2032]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" refString="Laidlaw, F. F. (1902) The marine Turbellaria with an account of the anatomy of some species. In: Gardiner, J. S. (Ed.), The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes: Being the Account of the Work carried on and of the Collections made by an Expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Uol. 1. The University Press, Cambridge, pp. 282 - 312." type="journal article" year="1902">Laidlaw, 1902</bibRefCitation>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA9CC19FE3EF81B72C0F80C" authority="Laidlaw, 1902" authorityName="Laidlaw" authorityYear="1902" box="[426,713,2007,2032]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="tigrinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FE3EF81B7214F80C" box="[426,541,2008,2031]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">P. tigrinus</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA9CC19FDB1F81472C0F80C" author="Laidlaw" box="[549,713,2007,2032]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" refString="Laidlaw, F. F. (1902) The marine Turbellaria with an account of the anatomy of some species. In: Gardiner, J. S. (Ed.), The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes: Being the Account of the Work carried on and of the Collections made by an Expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Uol. 1. The University Press, Cambridge, pp. 282 - 312." type="journal article" year="1902">Laidlaw, 1902</bibRefCitation>
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA9CC19FD42F81B7449F80C" authority="Dixit et al. 2017" authorityName="Dixit et al." authorityYear="2017" box="[726,1088,2007,2032]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="galatheensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FD42F81B7377F80C" box="[726,894,2007,2031]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">P. galatheensis</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA9CC19FC12F8147449F80C" author="Dixit" box="[902,1088,2007,2032]" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" refString="Dixit, S., Raghunathan, C. & Chandra, K. (2017) Two new marine flatworms (Polycladida: Pseudocerotidae) from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Zootaxa, 4221 (1), 111 - 122." type="journal article" year="2017">
|
||
Dixit
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FC5CF81B73F0F80C" box="[968,1017,2007,2031]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">et al</emphasis>
|
||
. 2017
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA9CC16FBEDF81B70F6FF53" authority="Dixit et al. 2017" authorityName="Dixit et al." authorityYear="2017" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="503" order="Polycladida" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="nigropunctatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC19FBEDF81B7534F80C" box="[1145,1341,2008,2031]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">P. nigropunctatus</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA9CC16FAD2F81470F6FF53" author="Dixit" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="503" pageId="7" pageNumber="502" refString="Dixit, S., Raghunathan, C. & Chandra, K. (2017) Two new marine flatworms (Polycladida: Pseudocerotidae) from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Zootaxa, 4221 (1), 111 - 122." type="journal article" year="2017">
|
||
Dixit
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA9CC16FA1CF81B70A4FF53" italics="true" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="503" pageId="7" pageNumber="502">et al</emphasis>
|
||
. 2017
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The general spotted pattern of newly described species
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FC58FF5A7448FF53" box="[972,1089,152,176]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="vishnui" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FC58FF5A7448FF53" box="[972,1089,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. vishnui</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24157E7FFA6CC16FBC6FF5474BDFF4C" box="[1106,1204,151,176]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FBC6FF5474A7FF53" bold="true" box="[1106,1198,151,176]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
resembles with
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FA13FF5A7149FF37" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="nigropunctatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FA13FF5A7149FF37" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. nigropunctatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
described from same geographical area but the difference in appearance and colour of the spots on dorsal surface and background colour distinguish them from one another. In addition,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FBE9FF22713CFEFF" authority="Newman & Cannon, 1998" authorityName="Newman & Cannon" authorityYear="1998" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="laingensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FBE9FF227507FF1B" box="[1149,1294,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. laingensis</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA6CC16FA83FF23713CFEFF" author="Newman" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" refString="Newman, L. J. & Cannon, L. R. G. (1998) Pseudoceros (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Indo-Pacific with twelve new species from the Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 46 (2), 293 - 323." type="journal article" year="1998">Newman & Cannon, 1998</bibRefCitation>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
described from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F311761EFFA6CC16FE7BFEC672C3FEFE" box="[495,714,260,285]" name="Papua New Guinea" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">Papua New Guinea</collectingCountry>
|
||
is the most resembled species to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FBDCFEC674BCFEFF" box="[1096,1205,260,284]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="vishnui" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FBDCFEC674BCFEFF" box="[1096,1205,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. vishnui</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24157E7FFA6CC16FB2AFEC77511FEFF" box="[1214,1304,260,285]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FB2AFEC77518FEFE" bold="true" box="[1214,1297,260,285]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">sp. nov</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
in terms of margins, background colour and spots. Both species have purple spots on dorsum but the spots in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FB71FEEA757AFEA3" box="[1253,1395,296,320]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="laingensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FB71FEEA757AFEA3" box="[1253,1395,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. laingensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
are smaller and more in number in comparison to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FD0FFE8E730EFE87" box="[667,775,332,356]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="vishnui" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FD0FFE8E730EFE87" box="[667,775,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. vishnui</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FC9AFE8F736EFE86" bold="true" box="[782,871,332,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24157E7FFA6CC16FC9AFE8F736EFE86" box="[782,871,332,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
with bigger and few spots. Border of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FA9BFE8E7595FE87" box="[1295,1436,332,356]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="laingensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FA9BFE8E7595FE87" box="[1295,1436,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. laingensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is made up of numerous purple spots (same colour as that of spots on dorsum) of different sizes (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA6CC16FB6FFEAC70D8FE4E" author="Bolanos" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" refString="Bolanos, D. M., Gan, B. Q. & Ong, S. L. (2016) First records of pseudocerotid flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida: Cotylea) from Singapore: A taxonomic report with remarks on colour variation. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 34, 130 - 169." type="journal article" year="2016">
|
||
Bolanos
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FAF6FEB2759CFE6B" box="[1378,1429,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">et al</emphasis>
|
||
. 2016
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
) while the border of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FE2BFE567224FE4F" box="[447,557,404,428]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="vishnui" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FE2BFE567224FE4F" box="[447,557,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. vishnui</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FDA0FE577287FE4E" bold="true" box="[564,654,404,429]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24157E7FFA6CC16FDA0FE577287FE4E" box="[564,654,404,429]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
is characterised by numerous spots of blue colour and never of same colour as of spots on dorsum.
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA6CC16FE6AFE7472E6FE33" box="[510,751,439,464]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" refString="Bolanos, D. M., Gan, B. Q. & Ong, S. L. (2016) First records of pseudocerotid flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida: Cotylea) from Singapore: A taxonomic report with remarks on colour variation. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 34, 130 - 169." type="journal article">
|
||
Bolanos
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FDF0FE7A7290FE33" box="[612,665,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">et al</emphasis>
|
||
(2016)
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
mentioned that the purple dots on the dorsal surface of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FA13FE7A7100FE17" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="laingensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FA13FE7A7100FE17" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. laingensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
were numerous in some individuals but scarce in others while the frequency of spots in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FA97FE1E757BFE17" box="[1283,1394,476,500]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="vishnui" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FA97FE1E757BFE17" box="[1283,1394,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. vishnui</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FAEEFE1F70C1FDFB" bold="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24157E7FFA6CC16FAEEFE1F70C1FDFB" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
remained almost similar in all the studied individuals. There are few more species under the genus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FF03FDE7712CFDDF" box="[151,293,548,572]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FF03FDE7712CFDDF" box="[151,293,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">Pseudoceros</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
with presence of spots on their body namely
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FCBCFDE774C8FDDF" authority="Kato, 1944" authorityName="Kato" authorityYear="1944" box="[808,1217,548,572]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="nipponicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FCBCFDE77431FDDF" box="[808,1080,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">Pseudoceros nipponicus</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA6CC16FBD4FDE674C8FDDF" author="Kato" box="[1088,1217,548,572]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" refString="Kato, K. (1944) Polycladida from Japan. The Journal of the Sigenkagaku Kenkyusyo, 1 (3), 257 - 322." type="journal article" year="1944">Kato, 1944</bibRefCitation>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FB59FDE67158FD83" authority="Newman & Cannon, 1994" authorityName="Newman & Cannon" authorityYear="1994" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="lindae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FB59FDE67526FDDF" box="[1229,1327,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. lindae</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA6CC16FAA3FDE67158FD83" author="Newman" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" refString="Newman, L. J. & Cannon, L. R. G. (1994) Pseudoceros and Pseudobiceros (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Pseudocertotidae) from eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 37 (1), 205 - 266." type="journal article" year="1994">Newman & Cannon, 1994</bibRefCitation>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FE1CFD8A7359FD83" authority="Newman & Cannon, 1994" authorityName="Newman & Cannon" authorityYear="1994" box="[392,848,584,608]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="scintillatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FE1CFD8A7216FD83" box="[392,543,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. scintillatus</emphasis>
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA6CC16FDB1FD8B7359FD83" author="Newman" box="[549,848,584,608]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" refString="Newman, L. J. & Cannon, L. R. G. (1994) Pseudoceros and Pseudobiceros (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Pseudocertotidae) from eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 37 (1), 205 - 266." type="journal article" year="1994">Newman & Cannon, 1994</bibRefCitation>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FCCEFD8A73F8FDBC" box="[858,1009,584,608]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="nipponicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FCCEFD8A73F8FDBC" box="[858,1009,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. nipponicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
have black spots on the dorsum and a russet brown sub marginal band with a black rim while
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FCA0FDAE7393FD67" box="[820,922,620,644]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="lindae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FCA0FDAE7393FD67" box="[820,922,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. lindae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is characterised by golden yellow spots on dorsum. In
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FE89FD5271BEFD4B" box="[285,439,656,680]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="scintillatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FE89FD5271BEFD4B" box="[285,439,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">P. scintillatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
the spots are very big, differently coloured, clearly outlined and touching the margin.
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA6CC16FF03FD7671CFFD2E" author="Newman" box="[151,454,692,717]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" refString="Newman, L. J. & Cannon, L. R. G. (2005) Fabulous Flatworms: a guide to marine polyclads. Version 1. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Canberra. [CD-ROM]" type="book chapter" year="2005">Newman & Cannon, 2005</bibRefCitation>
|
||
reported this undescribed species as
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FCE1FD77740AFD2F" box="[885,1027,692,716]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FCE1FD77740AFD2F" box="[885,1027,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">Pseudoceros</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. 38 from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F311761EFFA6CC16FB09FD7674E0FD2F" box="[1181,1257,693,716]" name="Myanmar" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">Burma</collectingCountry>
|
||
and mentioned colour of spots as red and margins to be made up of purple spots.
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF974B7FFFA6CC16FC35FD1474C2FD13" author="Kuiter" box="[929,1227,727,752]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" refString="Kuiter, R. K. & Debelius, H. (2009) World Atlas of Marine Fauna. Ikan-Unterwasserarchiv, Frankfurt, 725 pp." type="book" year="2009">Kuiter & Debelius (2009)</bibRefCitation>
|
||
also reported this species as
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FE99FD3F7192FCF7" box="[269,411,764,788]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FE99FD3F7192FCF7" box="[269,411,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">Pseudoceros</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. from Andaman Sea based on photographic record.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB9368EFFA6CC16FF53FCE77408FC67" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,900]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">But the overall appearance and pattern of the species agrees to the newly described species and existence of both in same geographical area led us to assume that both can be same species. Table. 1 is provided with detailed comparisons between newly described species and similarly coloured species.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB9368EFFA6CC16FF03FC14755EFC0D" blockId="8.[151,1367,982,1006]" box="[151,1367,982,1006]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FF03FC147119FC0D" bold="true" box="[151,272,983,1006]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">TABLE. 1.</emphasis>
|
||
Comparison of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C064D0DFFA6CC16FE29FC157291FC0D" box="[445,664,982,1006]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Pseudoceritidae" genus="Pseudoceros" kingdom="Animalia" order="Polycladida" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="vishnui" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FE29FC157291FC0D" box="[445,664,982,1006]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">Pseudoceros vishnui</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B972EA9CFFA6CC16FD0AFC1472FDFC0D" bold="true" box="[670,756,983,1006]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24157E7FFA6CC16FD0AFC1472FDFC0D" box="[670,756,983,1006]" pageId="8" pageNumber="503" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
characters with similarly coloured and patterned species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |