Cirrifera genitoductus sp. n. (Platyhelminthes, Proseriata, Coelogynoporidae) from the Belgian coast, with observations on its ultrastructure and its significance for the taxonomy of the Coelogynoporidae
Jouk, P.E.H.; Martens, E.E.; Schockaert, E.R. (2007). Cirrifera genitoductus sp. n. (Platyhelminthes, Proseriata, Coelogynoporidae) from the Belgian coast, with observations on its ultrastructure and its significance for the taxonomy of the Coelogynoporidae. Belg. J. Zool. 137(2): 223-230 In: Belgian Journal of Zoology. Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Dierkunde = Société royale zoologique de Belgique: Gent. ISSN 0777-6276; e-ISSN 2295-0451, more |  |
| Keywords | Classification > Taxonomy
Ultrastructure
Cirrifera genitoductus Jouk, Martens & Schockaert, 2007 [WoRMS]; Coelogynoporidae Karling, 1966 [WoRMS]; Platyhelminthes [WoRMS]; Proseriata [WoRMS]
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Coast [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal | | Author keywords | Platyhelminthes, Proseriata, Coelogynoporidae, Cirrifera genitoductus, ultrastructure, taxonomy |
| Abstract | Cirrifera genitoductus sp.n. (Platyhelminthes, Proseriata, Coelogynoporidae) is described from sandy beaches at the Belgian and Northern French coasts. The species is characterised by a cirrus with small spines, all of the same size, a prostate vesicle far behind the copulatory bulb, a long genito-intestinal duct and a pair of large gland complexes behind the genital pore. An identification key for the Cirrifera-species is given as are some data on the ultrastructure. A brief discussion on the character distribution within the Coelogynoporidae shows that the discovery of a species of Cirrifera with a genito-intestinal duct makes the demarcation of the genera even more blurred than it already is. |
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