Species ID
OC-SP-0002616
Discovered
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Species ID
OC-SP-0002616
Provisional Species Name
Brinkmanniella sp_S_1862
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Brinkmanniella
Lowest Known Rank
Genus
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Order
Rhabdocoela
Genus
Brinkmanniella
Taxonomic Remarks
Brinkmanniella sp.2 is comparable with other species of Brinkmanniella bearing a straight stylet and without distal spines or ‘fingers’: B. australiensis, B. simplex, and B. tenebrosa. At its name indicated, B. tenebrosa has a remarkable black pigmentation, which is not present in Brinkmanniella sp.2. The other two species, B. australiensis and B. simplex present a stylet with a proximal funnel-shaped part, which lacks is Brinkmanniella sp.2.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
01/04/2026
Description of Material
Species of Brinkmanniella with eyes and yellowish colouration because of the of the parenchymal glands colour. The stylet is straight, tubular, slightly tapering to a broad distal end, 54–61 µm long (x¯ = 58 µm; n = 2).
Ecology
Red and green filamentous algae, 0.5 m deep, salinity 35 ‰.
Distribution
United States of America, Florida, Fort Pierce, 27.458445; -80.317020.
Scientific Name Authorship
Diez, Yander L.
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