First record of the family Pseudocerotidae (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Cotylea) from the Persian Gulf, Iran

By

Khalili, Zahra
Rahimian, Hassan
Pazooki, Jamile

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2009

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

31

Pages

39-51

Subjects

Persian Gulf , Polycladida , Thysanozoon , Tytthosoceros lizardensis

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.31.136

 

Abstract

In this paper, two species of cotylean Platyhelminthes are recorded for the first time from Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, Iran. Pictures are taken from living specimens to illustrate shape and colour, and stained sections and drawings are used to describe shape and organisation of some organs. Morphological characters of Persian Gulf specimens of Tytthosoceros lizardensis Newman & Cannon, 1996 are compared to those of the type specimens of this species.