Cycloporus gabriellae Marcus, 1950

Cuadrado, Daniel, Rodríguez, Jorge, Moro, Leopoldo, Grande, Cristina & Noreña, Carolina, 2021, Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora) from Cape Verde and related regions of Macaronesia, European Journal of Taxonomy 736, pp. 1-43 : 25-27

Cycloporus gabriellae Marcus, 1950

Figs 1C , 7B

Material examined

CAPE VERDE • 1 spec.; São Vicente Island , Mindelo ; 16°53′46″ N, 24°59′32.93″ W ( Fig. 1C V1 ); May 2017; Leopoldo Moro leg.; RCCN .

Distribution

S„o Sebasti„o Isle, Brazil ( Marcus 1950); S„o Paulo, Brazil ( Marcus 1952); Antigua and Barbuda; Curaç„o, Netherlands Antilles; Isla de Aves, Venezuela ( Marcus & Marcus 1968).

New record

Mindelo, S„o Vicente Island, Cape Verde.

Remarks

The specimens of Cycloporus gabriellae captured in Cape Verde summarize the original description of C. gabriellae published by Marcus (1950), but differ externally and in coloration from C. gabriellae of Cabo Frio, Brazil ( Bahia et al. 2014). This is the first record in the eastern region of the Atlantic Ocean for the species.

Figures

Fig. 1. Location of sampling points, distribution of the Macaronesian archipelagos and limitation of regions: Lauri-Macaronesia or Lusitanian Macaronesia (white); Central Macaronesia or Eumacaronesia (bordeaux) and Great Macaronesia (green). Abbreviations:A1 = San Miguel Island, Azores; C1 = Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands; C2 = Tenerife, Canary Islands; C3 = Garachico, Tenerife, Canary Islands; C4 = Amarilla Golf, Tenerife, Canary Islands; CV1 = Astillero Mindelo, S„o Vicente Island, Cape Verde; CV2 = Bahía das Gatas, S„o Vicente Island, Cape Verde; CV3 = Calheta Funda, Sal Island, Cape Verde; M1 = Ifni, South Morocco; M2 = Agadir, South Morocco.

Fig. 7. A. Anonymus ruber Cuadrado, Moro & Noreña, 2017 from Cape Verde. B. Cycloporus gabriellae Marcus, 1950 from Cape Verde. C. Prostheceraeus moseley Lang, 1884 from Cape Verde. D. Pseudoceros velutinus (Blanchard, 1847) (transmitted light) from Cape Verde. E. Monobiceros langi Faubel, 1984 from Cape Verde. F. Stylochus pilidium (Götte, 1881) from South Morocco. G. Stylochus pillidium (Götte, 1881) from Azores. H. Stylochus sp. from South Morocco. I. Stylochus neapolitanus (Delle Chiaje, 1841–1844) from Madeira. J. Planocera pellucida (Mertens, 1833) from Canary Islands. K. Discocelis tigrina (Blanchard, 1847) from Canary Islands. L. Gnesioceros sargassicola (Mertens, 1833) from Canary Islands.