Species ID
OC-SP-0002637
Discovered
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Species ID
OC-SP-0002637
Provisional Species Name
Paulodora sp_S_686
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Paulodora
Lowest Known Rank
Genus
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Order
Rhabdocoela
Family
Polycystididae
Genus
Paulodora
Taxonomic Remarks
The previous discussion on Paulodora sp.1 is valid also to differentiate Paulodora sp.2. However, this new species is well differentiable by its delicate and very small (24 µm long) stylet. Furthermore, the distal, U-shaped part of the stylet of Paulodora sp.2 is not comparable to the stylet in other species of the genus.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
01/04/2026
Description of Material
Species of Paulodora without pigmentation. The prostate stylet type II is very small, 19–33 µm long (x¯ = 24 µm; n = 3), very delicate. The proximal half of the stylet is rather straight; the distal half turned 90°, and the distal tip turns other 90°, making the distal part of the stylet U-shaped. The stylet forms a fold in the proximal half, running spirally, as a thin gutter, to the distal end. The ovaries show the oocytes are organised in a row.
Ecology
Hydrozoan colonies and algae on mangrove roots, 0.5 m deep, salinity 35 ‰.
Distribution
United States of America, Florida, Fort Pierce, Little Jim, 27.47345; -80,31249.
Scientific Name Authorship
Diez, Yander L.
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