Species ID
OC-SP-0002625
Discovered
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Species ID
OC-SP-0002625
Provisional Species Name
Cicerina sp_S_1650
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Cicerina
Lowest Known Rank
Genus
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Order
Rhabdocoela
Family
Cicerinidae
Genus
Cicerina
Taxonomic Remarks
The only known species of Cicerina bearing two cirri within the male copulatory bulb is C. bicirrata and Cicerina sp.1. However, in the two previously known species, the accessory cirrus is longer than the ejaculatory cirrus, whereas in Cicerina sp.2 the ejaculatory cirrus is longer than the accessory one. Furthermore, the ejaculatory cirrus of Cicerina sp.2 carries a stylet, a characteristic only known from C. triangularis. Nonetheless, C. triangularis only has an ejaculatory cirrus and no other comparisons with Cicerina sp.2 are necessary.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
01/04/2026
Description of Material
Species of Cicerina with two spiny cirri within the male copulatory bulb (ejaculatory and accessory). The ejaculatory cirrus is 45–49 µm in length (x¯ = 47 µm; n = 2) and is armed with 4-µm-long, triangular spines. The stylet is 28–30 µm long (x¯ = 29 µm; n = 2). The accessory cirrus is 27–29 µm long (x¯ = 28 µm; n = 2) and is armed with 5–6 µm long, claw-shaped spines. The bursal mouthpieces are 18 µm long (n = 2), their proximal part is funnel shaped and the distal tubular.
Ecology
Silty red algae, intertidal oyster reef, salinity 35 ‰.
Distribution
United States of America, Florida, Fort Pierce, Jack Island, 27.488697; -80.315050.
Scientific Name Authorship
Diez, Yander L.
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