Rhynchoscolex simplex Leidy, 1851

Larsson, Karolina & Willems, Wim, 2010, Report on freshwater Catenulida (Platyhelminthes) from Sweden with the description of four new species, Zootaxa 2396, pp. 1-18 : 12

Rhynchoscolex simplex Leidy, 1851

( Fig. 5 M, 6 D)

Localities. Loc. 1, 24.

Known distribution. Europe, Russia ( Luther 1960), Japan, USA, Brazil ( Rixen 1961).

Material. Two individuals studied alive.

Description and remarks. The studied individuals correspond well to the description ( Leidy 1851) and to the illustration in Luther (1960).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Live specimens of Catenulida: A – B: Stenostomum arevaloi (A: anterior end, B: tail); C-D: Stenostomum bryophilum (C: one zooid, D: two zooids); E: Stenostomum grabbskogense; F-G: Stenostomum leucops (F: whole animal, G: anterior end); H, L: Catenula turgida (H: whole individual, L: mouth region); I: Stenostomum sphagnetorum; J: Catenula macrura; K: Catenula lemnae; M: Rhynchoscolex simplex.