Complementary anatomy of Actinocyclus verrucosus (Nudibranchia, Doridoidea, Actinocyclidae) from Indo-Pacific

By

Oristanio Vaz de Lima, Patricia
Simone, Luiz Ricardo L.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

Zoosystematics and evolution

Volume

94

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

237--246

Subjects

Actinocyclidae , Actinocyclus verrucosus , comparative morphology , Indo-Pacific , systematics

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.94.14518

 

Abstract

The last review of the genus Actinocyclus consider only two valid species for the genus: Actinocyclusverrucosus Ehrenberg, 1831 (type species of the genus) and Actinocycluspapillatus (Bergh, 1878), both with a geographical distribution in the Indo-Pacific. The anatomy of these species is still unknown, except for some scanty anatomical information. A detailed anatomical study of Actinocyclusverrucosus is performed, including inedited structures such as digestive system, odontophore muscles and circulatory system, beyond complementary information on the commonly studied structures, in order to clarify the taxonomy and distribution.