Chimaeriplana

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Chimaeriplana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Suborder: Acotylea
Family: Candimboididae
Genus: Chimaeriplana
Oya & Hagiya, 2023
Species:
C. japonica
Binomial name
Chimaeriplana japonica
Oya & Hagiya, 2023

Chimaeriplana is a genus of polyclad fatworm belonging to the family Candimboididae, in the order Acotylea. The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species Chimaeriplana japonica. [1]

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Description

Chimaeriplana is characterized by the presence of numerous prostatoid organs in the male copulatory apparatus and a penis stylet with a split tip, as well as the lack of a Lang's vesicle in the female copulatory apparatus. The eyespots are arranged into two elongate clusters in the brain region, as typical of the family. [1]

Distribution

Currently C. japonica is only known from its type locality, Sagami Bay, in Japan. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Oya, Yuki; Hagiya, Morio (2023). "Description of a New Genus of Candimboididae (Polycladida: Acotylea) from the Coast of Sagami Bay". Species Diversity. 28 (2): 255–262. doi: 10.12782/specdiv.28.255 .
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