Picola, Achatz, Johannes G. & Hooge, Matthew D., 2006

Achatz, Johannes G. & Hooge, Matthew D., 2006, Convolutidae (Acoela) from Tanzania, Zootaxa 1362, pp. 1-21 : 15

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.174702
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6262174
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E587C2-F123-FFF2-FE96-FE0062B438BF
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Picola
status	gen. nov.

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Genus Picola View in CoL gen. nov.

Diagnosis. Convolutidae with one bursal nozzle. Male copulatory organ with seminal vesicle composed of a few muscle pairs and a glandular bladder at its distal end that surrounds an actin-rich penis-like structure.

Type species: Picola renei sp. nov.

Etymology. Genus name is a derivation of the Italian word piccola (small), and refers to the species’ extraordinarily small size for a convolutid.