Anonymus virilis Lang, 1884

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Anonymus virilis Lang, 1884

( Fig. 11 E)

Type locality. Bay of Naples , Italy ( Lang 1884).

Distribution. Puerto Grande de San Vicente, Cape Verde ( Laidlaw 1906); Canary Archipelago: Tenerife (De Vera et al. 2009) ( Fig. 1 , T10; Table 1 and 2).

Occurrence in the Canary Islands. The organism was observed at depths of 4 metres, on 02/07/2003.

Taxonomic remarks. The translucent appearance in which multiple male copulatory organs can be distinguished, the intestinal ramifications are marked orange or reddish, the cerebral eyes are grouped in a characteristic single elongated cluster, and the marginal eyes distributed along the first third of the body, agrees with the description made by Lang in 1884 form A. virilis .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Sampling station of the Canary Islands (for explanation of legends see Table 1).

FIGURE 11. Species located in the Canary archipelago, in vivo. A. Eurylepta guayota n. sp. B. Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii Lang, 1884. C. Prostheceraeus roseus Lang, 1884. D. Enchiridium magec n. sp. E. Anonymus virilis Lang, 1884. F. Anonymus ruber n. sp. G. Pericelis cata Marcus and Marcus, 1986. H. Phrikoceros mopsus (Marcus, 1952) Quiroga, 2008. I. Pseudobiceros wirtzi Bahia and Schrödl, 2016. J. Pseudoceros maximus Lang, 1884. K. Pseudoceros velutinus (Blanchard, 1847) Lang, 1884. L. Pseudoceros mororum n. sp. M. Pseudoceros sp. N. Thysanozoon brocchii (Risso, 1818) Grube 1840. O. Acanthozoon aranfaibo n. sp. P. Yungia aurantiaca (Delle Chiaje, 1822) Lang, 1884. Q. Cestoplana rubrocincta (Grube, 1840) Lang, 1884. R. Multisepta fengari n. sp. S. Planocera pellucida (Mertens, 1833) Örsted, 1844.