Scillyijortex, Faubel & Warwick, 2005

Faubel, A. & Warwick, R. M., 2005, The marine flora and fauna of the Isles of Scilly: Free-living Plathelminthes (‘ Turbellaria’), Journal of Natural History 39 (1), pp. 1-45 : 35

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930310001613593

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5F1587FE-FFC4-A00B-FD91-9284FEAD38B4

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Carolina

scientific name

Scillyijortex
status

gen. nov.

ScillyIJortex gen. nov.

Diagnosis

Provorticidae with bilateral testes and germovitellaria; vitelline part of germovitellaria anterior to germarium part; common genital opening in the caudal body-half. Male organ with paired seminal vesicles, the common duct of which with distal sclerotized walls. Prostatic vesicle provided with sclerotized stylet, opens independently from the ejaculatory duct into the common genital atrium. Free-living, marine.

Type of the genus: Scillyυortex phytophilus sp. nov.

Etymology

The generic name is composed of the former dalyelliid genus Vortex and the place found, i.e. Isles of Scilly.

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