Cryptocelis insularis Hyman, 1953

Cryptocelis insularis Hyman, 1953b: 186–187, 200, figs 3–4 (type locality: Tagus Cove, Isabela Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador).

Distribution

Tagus Cove, Isabela Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador.

Habitat

Benthic (sandy bottom, at depths of 18–36 m).

Remarks

Cryptocelis insularis is distinguished from all previously described valid species of Cryptocelis by its scarcity of eyes, the limitation of the marginal eyes to the anterior body region, and the division of the eosinophilous and cyanophilous part of the prostatic vesicle into narrow transverse chambers.