Aprostatum clippertoni (Hyman, 1939)

Ramos-Sánchez, Mariela, 2024, The polyclads (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific: Commented checklist and description of a new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 962 (1), pp. 1-67 : 11

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2024.962.2683
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:40171C5B-90EB-4641-91FF-EA8CA2C60D23
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13947280
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F2DF38-0240-FFB1-FDA8-4FD4FC1B7EC8
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Aprostatum clippertoni (Hyman, 1939)
status

Treatment

Aprostatum clippertoni (Hyman, 1939) View in CoL

Euplana clippertoni Hyman, 1939a: 4–6 View in CoL , figs 9–12 (type locality: Clipperton Island, France).

Aprostatum clippertoni View in CoL – Faubel 1983: 35 (new combination).

Distribution

Clipperton Island.

Habitat

Benthic (under rocks to the south of the landing place of the island).

Remarks

Faubel (1983) transfers Euplana clippertoni to the genus Aprostatum , because the species has a male reproductive system with a penis papilla armed with a pointed tubular stylet and female reproductive system with Lang’s vesicle; characters absent in the genus Euplana .