Prostheceraeus moseleyi Lang, 1884

Cuadrado, Daniel, Rodríguez, Jorge, Moro, Leopoldo, Grande, Cristina & Noreña, Carolina, 2021, Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora) from Cape Verde and related regions of Macaronesia, European Journal of Taxonomy 736, pp. 1-43 : 27

Prostheceraeus moseleyi Lang, 1884

Figs 1A , 7C

Material examined

AZORES • 1 spec.; São Miguel Island ; 37°44′59.23″ N, 25°37′12.12″ W ( Fig. 1A 1 ); 22 Jul. 2001; Leopoldo Moro leg.; RCCN .

Distribution

Tyrrhenian Sea ( Lang 1884); Ria de Arosa, Spain ( Noreña et al. 2015). This species has also been cited by DORIS (Données d’Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l’Identification de la faune et la flore Subaquatiques) for the English Channel and the North Sea, from the south of the United Kingdom to the Bay of Biscay ( Spain) (http://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Prostheceraeus-moseleyi-Planaire-tachetee-716).

New record

S„o Miguel Island, Azores.

Remarks

The specimen collected in the Azores presents similar coloration to the specimen photographed by Wirtz & Debelius (2003) and determined as Euryleptidae sp.

Figures

Fig. 1. Location of sampling points, distribution of the Macaronesian archipelagos and limitation of regions: Lauri-Macaronesia or Lusitanian Macaronesia (white); Central Macaronesia or Eumacaronesia (bordeaux) and Great Macaronesia (green). Abbreviations:A1 = San Miguel Island, Azores; C1 = Pasito Blanco, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands; C2 = Tenerife, Canary Islands; C3 = Garachico, Tenerife, Canary Islands; C4 = Amarilla Golf, Tenerife, Canary Islands; CV1 = Astillero Mindelo, S„o Vicente Island, Cape Verde; CV2 = Bahía das Gatas, S„o Vicente Island, Cape Verde; CV3 = Calheta Funda, Sal Island, Cape Verde; M1 = Ifni, South Morocco; M2 = Agadir, South Morocco.

Fig. 7. A. Anonymus ruber Cuadrado, Moro & Noreña, 2017 from Cape Verde. B. Cycloporus gabriellae Marcus, 1950 from Cape Verde. C. Prostheceraeus moseley Lang, 1884 from Cape Verde. D. Pseudoceros velutinus (Blanchard, 1847) (transmitted light) from Cape Verde. E. Monobiceros langi Faubel, 1984 from Cape Verde. F. Stylochus pilidium (Götte, 1881) from South Morocco. G. Stylochus pillidium (Götte, 1881) from Azores. H. Stylochus sp. from South Morocco. I. Stylochus neapolitanus (Delle Chiaje, 1841–1844) from Madeira. J. Planocera pellucida (Mertens, 1833) from Canary Islands. K. Discocelis tigrina (Blanchard, 1847) from Canary Islands. L. Gnesioceros sargassicola (Mertens, 1833) from Canary Islands.