Marine flatworms in the Gulf of Guinea: a description of a new species of Pseudobiceros (Platyhelminthes; Polycladida) from Principe Island

• Patricia Pérez García ^[3] ; Aketza Herrero Barrencua ^[1] ; Carolina Noreña ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

     Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

     Gran Canaria, España

     
  2. [2] Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

     Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

     Madrid, España

     
  3. [3] Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI˙MAR)

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• Localización: Bulletin of Marine Science, ISSN 0007-4977, Vol. 96, Nº. 4, 2020, págs. 753-764
• Idioma: inglés
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  • A new species of polyclad flatworm belonging to the genus Pseudobiceros Faubel, 1984 is described based on external and internal morphological features from specimens collected on the coasts of Principe Island. Pseudobiceros principensis sp. nov. is a large-sized worm, with well-developed pseudotentacles, an elongated oval body shape, and deep marginal ruffles. It is characterized by a blackish to reddish background color, with scattered yellow and white spots or stripes of different sizes (forming a star-like shape) along the whole dorsal surface.