Species ID
OC-SP-0002651
Discovered
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Species ID
OC-SP-0002651
Provisional Species Name
Schizorhynchidae sp_IRLBB_01344
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Schizorhynchidae
Lowest Known Rank
Family
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Order
Rhabdocoela
Family
Schizorhynchidae
Taxonomic Remarks
The general morphology of Schizorhynchidae sp.6 is very similar to that of Schizorhynchidae sp.3. However, Schizorhynchidae sp.6 is differentiable because of the lack of epidermal pigmentation and the presence of a single adhesive belt, located in the posterior part of the body. Furthermore, the cirrus of Schizorhynchidae sp.6 does not present spines, as is the case in Schizorhynchidae sp.3.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
01/04/2026
Description of Material
Species of Schizorhynchidae unpigmented and without eyes. One adhesive belt is distinguished in the posterior part of the body. Proboscis small, with symmetric lips, without posterior glands sheathed by muscles. A pair of testes anterior to the pharynx; testes located at the body sides. Atrial organs located in the posterior third of the body. The male bulb receives the seminal vesicles and encompasses the prostate vesicle, an unarmed cirrus, and ends in a sclerotised cap. The cap is 14 µm long. Ovary and bursa located posterior to the male system; however, their connections where not distinguished.
Ecology
Shell hash, well-sorted, 1 m deep, salinity 37 ‰.
Distribution
United States of America, Florida, Jupiter, Dubois Park, 26.942900; -80.073280.
Scientific Name Authorship
Diez, Yander L.
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