Prostheceraeus nigricornus Schmarda, 1859

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 : 39

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2024.962.2683
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13947374
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scientific name	Prostheceraeus nigricornus Schmarda, 1859
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Prostheceraeus nigricornus Schmarda, 1859 View in CoL

Prostheceraeus nigricornus Schmarda, 1859: 31 View in CoL , pl. 6 fig. 71 (type locality: Paita, Peru).

Distribution

Paita, Peru.

Habitat

Benthic.

Remarks

Schmarda (1859) made a partial description of the species. It is characterized by an oval-oblong body with a reddish-yellow dorsal region, with numerous spots, conspicuous nuchal pseudotentacles, cerebral eyes arranged in a circle, and tentacular eyes distributed over the pseudotentacles. The reproductive system is located in the central region of the body, featuring a long and conspicuous penis papilla.