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- A new species of polyclad flatworm, described from Arcachon Bay, France, is classified as a new genus based on both morphological and molecular analyses.
- The molecular analysis indicates that this new genus is the second of the Idioplanidae family and is closely related to the Latocestidae family and certain genera.
- The findings suggest that this flatworm species might originate from an Indonesian or Indo-Pacific family, with a particular feeding habit on oysters and mussels in Arcachon farms.
Article Abstract
A new species of polyclad flatworm, gen. nov., sp. nov. (Polycladida, Idioplanidae), from Arcachon Bay (France) is described. This description is based on a morphological analysis and a molecular analysis using partial sequences of the 28S and cytochrome Oxidase I () genes. After the molecular analysis gen. nov. appears to be the second genus of the Family Idioplanidae and closely related to the family Latocestidae as well as the genera and . The molecular data revealed that the new species may belong to an Indonesian or Indo-Pacific family, closely related to genera with origins in South Pacific Ocean waters. This species was found feeding on the oysters and mussels of the Arcachon farms.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10390326 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2023.62-15 | DOI Listing |
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