Phaenocora brincki Marcus & Marcus, 1959

Houben, Albrecht M., Steenkiste, Niels Van & Artois, Tom J., 2014, Revision of Phaenocora Ehrenberg, 1836 (Rhabditophora, Typhloplanidae, Phaenocorinae) with the description of two new species, Zootaxa 3889 (3), pp. 301-354 : 333

Phaenocora brincki Marcus & Marcus, 1959

(Figs 13E, 15D)

Phaenocora brincki Marcus & Marcus 1959: 17 –20, Figs 1–5 .

Known distribution: São Miguel, Azores ( Portugal) in a pond 1 km south-east of Lagoa do Congro ( Marcus & Marcus 1959).

Material examined: None.

Diagnosis: Animals up to 2.2 mm long, without eyes or body pigmentation. Caudal body end sometimes pointed, sometimes almost round. Zoochlorellae absent. Dermal rhabdites present. Male copulatory system of the duplex-type IIIA. Seminal vesicle separated from the prostate vesicle by a strong sphincter. Female genital system of the AGLOBULATA - type. Epithelium of the female genital canal consisting of high, club-shaped cells.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Photographs of live animals A, P. evelinae. B, P. foliacea from South Africa. C, P. foliacea from India. D, P. aglobulata sp. nov.. E – H, P. gilberti sp. nov.: E – F, pigmentation of the head. G, male copulatory organ. H, female genital canal.