Parotoplana capitata Meixner, 1938

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 : 28

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930310001613593
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5F1587FE-FFFB-A034-FE25-96CFFDC43CF5
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Parotoplana capitata Meixner, 1938
status

Treatment

Material examined

Site 1: few specimens in squash preparation.

Geographical distribution. North Sea: Netherlands (Western Scheldt), German Bight ( Helgoland), North Frisian Island (Sylt), Denmark (Esbjerg: Skallingen, Langli 5 m); Bay of Biscay: France (Arcachon); Baltic Sea: Kieler Bucht (down to 12 m) ( Ax 1955; Sopott 1972).

Remarks

About 16 needles in a half circle enclosing five longer needles, three lateral stronger needles obliquely arranged to the 16 needles.