Thyphlolepta extensa LeConte, 1851

Ramos-Sánchez, Mariela, 2024, The polyclads (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific: Commented checklist and description of a new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 962 (1), pp. 1-67 : 49-50

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scientific name	Thyphlolepta extensa LeConte, 1851
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Thyphlolepta extensa LeConte, 1851: 319 (type locality: Isthmus of Panama).

Thyphlolepta extensa – Diesing 1862: 522 (mentioned only). — Lang 1884: 611 (mentioned only). — Faubel 1984b: 240 (identification keys).

Distribution

Isthmus of Panama.

Habitat

Benthic.

Remarks

LeConte (1851) and Diesing (1862) classified Thyphlolepta extensa as a species incertae sedis within the Turbellaria clade, while Lang (1884) and Faubel (1984b) placed the taxon within the order Polycladida , classifying it as a species incertae sedis. However, none of these authors made any comments that could be taken into account to amend the status of the species. LeConte (1851) made a partial description of the species, in which he described a flat body, a purple or light brown dorsal coloration, and intestinal tubes. The present study suggests the collection of specimens of the species to make a complete redescription of the species, as well as to define the status of the species.

References

Diesing K. M. 1862. Revision der Turbellarien. Abtheilung: Dendrocoelen. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 44: 485 - 578.

Faubel A. 1984 b. The Polycladida, Turbellaria proposal and establishment of a new system part. II. The Cotylea. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut 81: 189 - 259.

Lang A. 1884. Die Polycladen (Seeplanarien) des Golfes von Neapel und der angrensenden Meeresabschnitte. Eine Monographie. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel 11: 1 - 688. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 10545

LeConte L. 1851. Zoological notes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia 5: 316 - 320. Available from https: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / page / 1642992 [accessed 2 Aug. 2023].