Tubulanus rhabdotus Correa , 1954

Gonzalez-Cueto, Jaime, Quiroga, Sigmer & Norenburg, Jon, 2014, A shore-based preliminary survey of marine ribbon worms (Nemertea) from the Caribbean coast of Colombia, ZooKeys 439, pp. 83-108 : 90

Taxon classification Animalia Palaeonemertea Tubulanidae

Tubulanus rhabdotus Correa, 1954 Fig. 2A, B

Description.

One specimen up to about 30 mm long and 1 mm wide; dorsoventrally flattened, cephalic lobe broadly rounded anteriorly; caudal terminus blunt. Ochre with numerous small dark dots arranged in longitudinal lines, dark brown rings of differing thickness spaced irregularly along body, first four rings thickest. Prominent but short, vertical cerebral organ furrows demarcate head from rest of body. Eyespots lacking. Mouth ventral, just posterior to cephalic grooves. Proboscis pore subterminal. Lateral sensory organ present in fourth ring. Worm secretes and lives in soft tube of honey color.

Distribution.

Curaçao ( Corrêa 1963); Florida and Virgin Islands, USA ( Corrêa 1961); São Paulo, Brazil ( Corrêa 1954); Santa Marta, Colombia.