Persica qeshmensis Maghsoudlou, Bulnes & Rahimian, 2015

Rodríguez, Jorge, Grande, Cristina, Bulnes, NataliaVeronica, Almon, Bruno, Perez, Jacinto & Noreña, Carolina, 2017, Systematic revision of the family Pleioplanidae Faubel, 1983 (Polycladida, Acotylea): new genus and combinations, European Journal of Taxonomy 264, pp. 1-30 : 22-23

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2017.264

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:875C1C10-71A2-4E6D-AD58-D4EAF1517229

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3844442

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DA8015-126D-FFE9-C589-CBAAE6CCFCCD

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Carolina

scientific name

Persica qeshmensis Maghsoudlou, Bulnes & Rahimian, 2015
status

 

Persica qeshmensis Maghsoudlou, Bulnes & Rahimian, 2015 View in CoL

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Persica qeshmensis Maghsoudlou, Bulnes & Rahimian, 2015: 10 View in CoL View Cited Treatment , 12, figs 2–6, 7a–c.

Type locality

IRAN: Persian Gulf, Qeshm Island.

Description

Body shape elongated. Cryptic colour. Opaque dorsal appearance. Longitudinal median line not outstanding. Homogeneous mottled background with dots. Smooth dorsal surface. Nuchal tentacles present, small. Tentacular knobs absent. Marginal eyes absent. Tentacular eyes at base of or within tentacles. Dorsal and ventral frontal eyes absent. Cerebral eyes in two clusters. Pharynx located in second or last body third, strongly ruffled and ventrally oriented. Oral pore position in second body third

and in posterior region of pharynx. Intestine with numerous branches without anastomosis. Intestinal vesicles absent. Gonopores clearly separated.

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. Single male pore. Male apparatus enclosed within muscular bulb, oriented backwards and located in second body third. Ejaculatory duct with straight stylet. Prostatic vesicle interpolated. Connection between ejaculatory duct and prostatic vesicle with projection. Internal glandular lining of prostatic vesicle with tubular chambers. Extravesicular prostatic secretion. Prostatic glands located at proximal end of prostatic vesicle. Seminal vesicle simple or spindle-like. Spermiducal bulbs present.

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. Vagina elongated, tube-like, looping towards male complex. Lang’s vesicle absent. Paired uterus. Uterine vesicles absent. Tube-like cement chamber. Endolecithal eggs.

Biology

Found in the intertidal zone along the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf.

Distribution

Iran, Persian Gulf.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Platyhelminthes

Class

Turbellaria

Order

Polycladida

Family

Notoplanidae

Genus

Persica

Loc

Persica qeshmensis Maghsoudlou, Bulnes & Rahimian, 2015

Rodríguez, Jorge, Grande, Cristina, Bulnes, NataliaVeronica, Almon, Bruno, Perez, Jacinto & Noreña, Carolina 2017
2017
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