Cryptocelis compacta Lang 1884 ...

Cryptocelis compacta Lang, 1884 Figure 4 Material examined. All specimens collected in Ría de Arousa, Galicia, Spain. One specimen found in the "Touro" area (15/03/2011) coords. 42º 32.918' N / 08º 58.278' W. Two specimens from “A Ameixida” (19/03/2014), coords. 42º 32.058'...

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Main Authors: Noreña, Carolina, Rodríguez, Jorge, Pérez, Jacinto, Almon, Bruno
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Published: Zenodo 2015
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5664414
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5664414
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Summary:Cryptocelis compacta Lang, 1884 Figure 4 Material examined. All specimens collected in Ría de Arousa, Galicia, Spain. One specimen found in the "Touro" area (15/03/2011) coords. 42º 32.918' N / 08º 58.278' W. Two specimens from “A Ameixida” (19/03/2014), coords. 42º 32.058' N / 08º 59.309' W. Description. Elongated worms 30–50 mm long and 10–20 mm wide. Lengths were dependent on if the specimens were moving (Fig. 4 A, B) or resting (Fig. 4 E,F) when photographed. The shape of the body also changed between the moving and resting stages, from slightly pointed with a rounded anterior (Fig. 4 A,B), to elongated with smooth parallel margins and rounded ends, slightly wider posteriorly (Fig. 4 E,F). Both dorsal and ventral surfaces appear translucent with whitish pigmentation (Fig. 4 A, B, E, F). Without tentacles. Marginal eyes around the entire body margin; cerebral eyes in two elongated patches, tentacular eyes small and rounded; frontal eyes scattered between tentacular and marginal eyes. Eye number and ... : Published as part of Noreña, Carolina, Rodríguez, Jorge, Pérez, Jacinto & Almon, Bruno, 2015, New Acotylea (Polycladida, Platyhelminthes) from the east coast of the North Atlantic Ocean with special mention of the Iberian littoral, pp. 157-172 in Zootaxa 4039 (1) on page 166, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4039.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/233785 ...