Reinhardorhynchus Diez, Monnens & Artois, 2021

Diez, Yander L., Monnens, Marlies, Aguirre, Rosa Isabel, Yurduseven, Rana, Jouk, Philippe, Van Steenkiste, Niels W. L., Leander, Brian S., Schockaert, Ernest, Reygel, Patrick, Smeets, Karen & Artois, Tom, 2021, Taxonomy and phylogeny of Koinocystididae (Platyhelminthes, Kalyptorhynchia) with the description of three new genera and twelve new species, Zootaxa 4948 (4), pp. 451-500 : 462

Reinhardorhynchus Diez, Monnens & Artois gen. n.

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Diagnosis. Representative of Koinocystididae with a proboscis with a juncture sphincter. Copulatory bulb of the conjuncta duplex-type, except in R. hexacornutus sp. n. which has a copulatory bulb of the divisa duplex-type. Copulatory organ with an armed or unarmed cirrus. Some species also with a papillary cirrus in the copulatory bulb and one to six accessory hooks distally.

Etymology. In honour of the late Prof. Dr. Reinhard Rieger, for his enormous contribution to turbellarian research.

Type species. Reinhardorhynchus riegeri ( Karling, 1978) comb. n., here designated.

Other species. Reinhardorhynchus anamariae sp. n., R. beatrizae sp. n., R. bispina ( Karling, 1980) comb. n., R. curvicirra ( Karling, 1980) comb. n., R. evelinae ( Marcus, 1954) comb. n., R. hexacornutus sp. n., R. pacificus sp. n., R. renei ( Reygel, Willems & Artois, 2011) comb. n., R. riae sp. n., R. ruffinjonesi ( Karling, 1978) comb. n., R. scotica ( Karling, 1954) comb. n., R. soror sp. n., R. tahitiensis sp. n., R. unicornis sp. n., and R. variodentata ( Karling, Mack-Fira & Dörjes, 1972) comb. n.