Prosthiostomum sancum Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1965

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 : 45

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scientific name	Prosthiostomum sancum Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1965
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Prosthiostomum sancum Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1965 View in CoL

Prosthiostomum sancum Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1965: 131–134 View in CoL , figs 4–6 (type locality: Paita, Piura, Peru).

Prosthiostomum sancum View in CoL – Reyes et al. 2020: 3 (Paita, Piura, Peru, 5°4′50.1″ S, 81°6′13.4″ W, checklist).

Distribution

Northern Paita, Piura, Peru.

Habitat

Benthic, in the intertidal zone on rocky shore under a rock.

Remarks

Prosthiostomum sancum has a dorsal region with brown and black spots forming two dark bands, a cerebral region without pigmentation, and cerebral and marginal eyes present. The male reproductive system features a penis papilla armed with a curved stylet, and paired accessory seminal vesicles.