Unguiphora sp. D

Curini-Galletti, M., Oggiano, G. & Casu, M., 2002, The genus Nematoplana Meixner, 1938 (Platyhelminthes: Unguiphora) in eastern Australia, Journal of Natural History 36 (9), pp. 1023-1046 : 1042

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930110039585

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F587FC-A879-FFA6-4357-A4E65D494592

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Felipe

scientific name

Unguiphora sp. D
status

 

Unguiphora sp. D

Material examined

Queensland, Caloundra: Jetty , intertidal in ne silty sand among mangroves (July 1993) ; Golden Beach , intertidal in ne sand (July 1993) . Noosa , intertidal in ne silty sand (August 1993) . At all stations, immature specimens were abundant.

Description and remarks

A very long (> 10 mm) unguiphorid, without pigmented eye-spots. With a brownish, longitudinal stripe in front of the brain, and a short, collar-shaped pharynx. With about 500 testes in two irregular rows, among vitellaria. The most mature specimen found showed stages in the formation of the copulatory organ; maturity is thus probably tuned with the austral spring.

Pattern of cephalic pigmentation similar to that of Nematoplana nigrocapitula , which however has pigmented eye-spots.

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