Description of two new pseudocerotids (Rahabditophora: Rhabditophora; Polycladida) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Sudhanshu Dixit; C. Sivaperuman; C. Raghunathan

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4403.2.8

Description of two new pseudocerotids (Rahabditophora: Rhabditophora; Polycladida) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Sudhanshu Dixit^*, C. Sivaperuman, C. Raghunathan

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Abstract

The genus Pseudoceros is one of the flashiest among polyclads and is represented by 93 species worldwide while the ge-nus Acanthozoon consists of polyclads with papillae and 14 valid species distributed around the world. Pseudoceros mee-nae sp. nov. and Acanthozoon fuscobulbosum sp. nov., based on morphological and histological characters have been described in the present paper. Pseudoceros meenae sp. nov. is characterised by white to cream body with three marginal bands; inner black, middle orange and a white rim while and Acanthozoon fuscobulbosum, sp. nov. is characterised by numerous brown and bulbous papillae of variable sizes on dorsum.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	365-377
Number of pages	13
Journal	Zootaxa
Volume	4403
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4403.2.8
State	Published - 4 Apr 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Acanthozoon
Andaman Sea
Marine flatworms
New species
Platyhelminthes
Pseudoceros
Pseudocerotidae
Taxonomy

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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Description of two new pseudocerotids (Rahabditophora: Rhabditophora; Polycladida) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

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