Izmira turkeyi Bulnes, 2010

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 : 21-22

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.3844418

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DA8015-126C-FFEA-C655-C826E6EAFC5B

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Carolina

scientific name

Izmira turkeyi Bulnes, 2010
status

 

Izmira turkeyi Bulnes, 2010 View in CoL

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Izmira turkeyi Bulnes, 2010: 17 View in CoL , 20, figs 7–8.

Type locality

TURKEY: Alsancak Harbour, Izmir Bay, Aegean Sea.

Description

Body shape elongated. Cryptic colour. Opaque dorsal appearance. Longitudinal median line not outstanding. Homogeneous mottled background with dots. Smooth dorsal surface. Nuchal tentacles absent. Tentacular knobs present. Marginal eyes absent. Tentacles absent; instead tentacular eyes present in rounded and compact clusters. Dorsal and ventral frontal eyes absent. Cerebral eyes absent. 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 located very close to each other (in same body third).

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. Single male pore. Male apparatus not enclosed within muscular bulb, oriented backwards and located in second body third. Ejaculatory duct unarmed, without stylet, but with penis rod. 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 and oriented backwards. Lang’s vesicle absent. Paired uterus. Uterine vesicles absent. Tube-like cement chamber. Endolecithal eggs.

Biology

Found in sublittoral mussel beds of Mytilus galloprovincialis .

Distribution

Aegean Sea, Turkey.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Platyhelminthes

Class

Trepaxonemata

Order

Polycladida

Family

Pleioplanidae

Genus

Izmira

Loc

Izmira turkeyi Bulnes, 2010

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

Izmira turkeyi Bulnes, 2010: 17

Bulnes V. N. 2010: 17
2010
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