Leptoplanidae Stimpson, 1857

Gammoudi, Mehrez, Tekaya, Saïda & Noreña, Carolina, 2009, Contribution to the knowledge of Acotylean Polyclads (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida) from Tunisian Coasts, Zootaxa 2195, pp. 43-60 : 49

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.275104
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6213983
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scientific name	Leptoplanidae Stimpson, 1857
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Family Leptoplanidae Stimpson, 1857 View in CoL

Diagnosis (from Faubel, 1983): Leptoplanoidea with varying body outline and with paired clusters of cerebral and tentacular eyes. Ruffled pharynx central or anterior to the centre of the body. Male genital apparatus directed backwards behind the pharyngeal cavity. Gonopores separate. Prostatic vesicle usually with poorly differentiated glandular lining and without a distinct muscle wall, as male complex is enclosed in a massive strong muscle structure.