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Damborenea, M. C.; Cannon, L. R. G. (2001). On neotropical Temnocephala (Platyhelminthes. Journal of Natural History. 35: 1103-1118.
1917
Damborenea, M. C.; Cannon, L. R. G.
2001
On neotropical Temnocephala (Platyhelminthes
Journal of Natural History
35: 1103-1118
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Fourteen of the 19 recorded species of neotropical Temnocephala are re-examined for new taxonomic characters and all records are tabulated. Autapomorphies found are eyespots with red, fugacious pigment, a characteristic pattern of syncytial epidermal plates and excretory pores enclosed within the boundaries of the paired post tentacular ('excretory') plates. The worms are rather homogeneous with regard to the genital structures (although T. brenesi has only one pair of testes) and appear to hold their tentacles in a consistent pattern. This suite of species is homogeneous, differing from worms from Australia currently assigned to the genus. Since the type of the taxon Temnocephalida, Temnocephala chilensis (Moquin-Tandon, 1846), has the suite of characters shown here, a new genus (Temnosewellia gen. nov.) is proposed to accommodate Australian representatives formerly in Temnocephala.
Systematics, Taxonomy
Temnocephala athertonensis Cannon, 1993 accepted as Temnosewellia athertonensis (Cannon, 1993) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala butlerae Cannon, 1993 accepted as Temnosewellia butlerae (Cannon, 1993) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala caeca Haswell, 1900 accepted as Temnosewellia caeca (Haswell, 1900) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala chaeropsis Hett, 1925 accepted as Temnosewellia chaeropsis (Hett, 1925) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala cita Hickman, 1967 accepted as Temnosewellia cita (Hickman, 1967) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala dendyi Haswell, 1893 accepted as Temnosewellia dendyi Haswell, 1893 (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala engaei Haswell, 1893 accepted as Temnosewellia engaei (Haswell, 1893) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala fasciata Haswell, 1887 accepted as Temnosewellia fasciata (Haswell, 1887) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala geonoma Williams, 1980 accepted as Temnosewellia geonoma (Williams, 1980) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala improcera Cannon, 1993 accepted as Temnosewellia improcera (Cannon, 1993) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala minor Haswell, 1887 accepted as Temnosewellia minor (Haswell, 1887) Damborenea & Cannon, 2001 (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala minuta Cannon, 1993 accepted as Temnosewellia minuta (Cannon, 1993) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala neqae Cannon, 1993 accepted as Temnosewellia neqae (Cannon, 1993) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala queenslandensis Cannon, 1993 accepted as Temnosewellia queenslandensis (Cannon, 1993) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala rouxi Merton, 1913 accepted as Temnosewellia rouxi (Merton, 1913) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala semperi Weber, 1889 accepted as Temnosewellia semperi (Weber, 1889) (source of synonymy)
Temnosewellia minor (Haswell, 1887) Damborenea & Cannon, 2001 (new combination reference)
Temnocephala butlerae Cannon, 1993 accepted as Temnosewellia butlerae (Cannon, 1993) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala caeca Haswell, 1900 accepted as Temnosewellia caeca (Haswell, 1900) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala chaeropsis Hett, 1925 accepted as Temnosewellia chaeropsis (Hett, 1925) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala cita Hickman, 1967 accepted as Temnosewellia cita (Hickman, 1967) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala dendyi Haswell, 1893 accepted as Temnosewellia dendyi Haswell, 1893 (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala engaei Haswell, 1893 accepted as Temnosewellia engaei (Haswell, 1893) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala fasciata Haswell, 1887 accepted as Temnosewellia fasciata (Haswell, 1887) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala geonoma Williams, 1980 accepted as Temnosewellia geonoma (Williams, 1980) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala improcera Cannon, 1993 accepted as Temnosewellia improcera (Cannon, 1993) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala minor Haswell, 1887 accepted as Temnosewellia minor (Haswell, 1887) Damborenea & Cannon, 2001 (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala minuta Cannon, 1993 accepted as Temnosewellia minuta (Cannon, 1993) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala neqae Cannon, 1993 accepted as Temnosewellia neqae (Cannon, 1993) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala queenslandensis Cannon, 1993 accepted as Temnosewellia queenslandensis (Cannon, 1993) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala rouxi Merton, 1913 accepted as Temnosewellia rouxi (Merton, 1913) (source of synonymy)
Temnocephala semperi Weber, 1889 accepted as Temnosewellia semperi (Weber, 1889) (source of synonymy)
Temnosewellia minor (Haswell, 1887) Damborenea & Cannon, 2001 (new combination reference)
