Glossostoma nematoideum LeConte, 1851

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 : 49

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2024.962.2683
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:40171C5B-90EB-4641-91FF-EA8CA2C60D23
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13973687
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F2DF38-027A-FF8B-FD85-48D8FEDF7E55
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Glossostoma nematoideum LeConte, 1851
status

Treatment

Glossostoma nematoideum LeConte, 1851 View in CoL

Glossostoma nematoideum LeConte, 1851: 319 View in CoL (type locality: Isthmus of Panama).

Glossostoma nematoideum View in CoL – Diesing 1862: 573 (mentioned only). — Lang 1884: 611 (mentioned only). — Faubel 1984b: 236 (identification keys).

Distribution

Isthmus of Panama.

Habitat

Benthic.

Remarks

LeConte (1851), Lang (1884), and Faubel (1984b) included the species within Polycladida ; however, Faubel (1984b) determined it as a species incertae sedis. The taxon is characterized by a vermiform body, ten eyes on both sides of the anterior region of the body, and small tentacles. Given this sparse description, the present study suggests collecting specimens of this taxon and to confirm its taxonomic identity.