Hylocelis

Hylocelis is a genus of flatworm belonging to the family Cryptocelidae.[1]

Hylocelis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Family: Cryptocelidae
Genus: Hylocelis
Faubel, 1983

Description

Hylocelis is distinguished from other members of Cryptocelidae by the presence of tentacles, and tentacular and cerebral eye clusters. The male copulatory apparatus has a seminal vesicle and a penis stylet. The stylet is connected to the prostatic vesicle via a coiling ejaculatory duct. The female apparatus has a vagina bulbosa and a Lang's vesicle.[2]

Species

The following species are recognized in Hylocelis:[1]

  • Hylocelis californica (Heath & McGregor, 1912)
  • Hylocelis diabloensis Bulnes, Faubel & Ponce de Leon, 2003
  • Hylocelis huina (Marcus, 1954)

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Hylocelis Faubel, 1983". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. Bulnes, V. N.; Faubel, A; Ponce de Leon, R. (2003). "New species of Stylochocestididae and Cryptocelididae (Plathelminthes, Polycladida: Acotylea) from the Atlantic coast of Uruguay". Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut. 100: 59–72 [68].
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