Stenostomum O. Schmidt, 1848
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Genus Stenostomum O. Schmidt, 1848 View in CoL
Diagnosis: Catenulida without either statocyst or preoral ciliated furrow. Large brain formed by a pair of anterior lobes, connected to each other by means of a transverse commissure in their posterior region, and a pair of posterior lobes. Paired ciliated pits associated with the anterior cerebral lobes. Light-refracting bodies present; number, composition and arrangement variable; frequently associated with the posterior cerebral lobes. Epithelial rhabdites and excretophores present in numerous species. Asexual reproduction as the main reproductive mechanism. Gonads known only for some species; the single testis is antero-dorsal and the ovary mid-ventral.
Type species: Stenostomum leucops (Dugès, 1828) O. Schmidt, 1848 View in CoL .
Distribution: Cosmopolitan.
Valid species: See below for South American species, and Table 1 View Table 1 for species recorded only in other world regions.
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