New Acotylea (Polycladida, Platyhelminthes) from the east coast of the North Atlantic Ocean with special mention of the Iberian littoral

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: NOREÑA, CAROLINA, RODRÍGUEZ, JORGE, PÉREZ, JACINTO, ALMON, BRUNO
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2015
• Subjects: Platyhelminthes; new Leptoplanidae and Stylochoplanidae; Spain; Hoploplana; Armatoplana; Discocelis; Cryptocelis; Stylochus; Blanchard; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4039.1.7; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4039.1.7

Polyclad species diversity, although generally well known for European North Atlantic waters, is nearly unknown for the Iberian Peninsula. The “Ría de Arousa”, located on the Atlantic coast of Galicia (Spain), is a place where many positive biological factors for species biodiversity converge. Therefore, it is an ideal location to study polyclad diversity. This research, which describes new records and new species, contributes to the knowledge of the distribution of Polycladida (Platyhelminthes), particularly of the suborder Acotylea, in the Atlantic waters of the Iberian Peninsula. The new records include the re-descriptions of Cryptocelis compacta Lang, 1884, Stylochus neapolitanus (Delle Chiaje, 1841–1844) and Discocelis tigrina (Blanchard, 1847), while the two newly described species are Hoploplana elisabelloi n. sp. and Armatoplana celta n. sp.