DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15147136
title: TABLE 1 in Two new polyclad (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) flatworm species from the Lakshadweep Islands, India

description: TABLE 1. Comparison between the described species of the genus Paraplanocera.
Dorsal colour andReproductive systemType localityRegionReferencepatternParaplanoceraTransparent, yellowishProstatic vesicle withPlaya LangostaPacificSoutulloangeli Soutullo,intestinal branchestwo accessory vesicles,beach, in LasOceanet al. 2021Cuadrado &due to the intestinalcirrus with bristles andBaulas NationalNorena, 2021content and brillianttwo adenoids, and a shortMarine Parkdots produced due to thehomogenously ciliatedof Guanacaste,refraction of light in theAtrium. Bursa copulatrix,Costa Ricaovaries.covered with a ciliatedepithelium and surroundedby a well-developedmusculatureParaplanoceraRose-pink becomingLarge prostate; pair of thinZanzibar, AfricaIndianLaidlawaurora Laidlaw,more intense towardsseminal vesicles; cirrusOcean19031903margin; mottled withlumen lined with chitinouswhite lines and yellowspines of two different kinds;spots; mid dorsal regionfemale antrum short laterwhite; tentacles pinkdivided into vagina andbursa copulatrixParaplanoceraTransparent, lightNot sectionedRakaiya,PacificWileydiscus (Willey,brown with numerousBlanche Bay,Ocean1897;1897)rubiginous spots; largerPapua NewBockdark brown spotsGuinea1913scattered on dorsalsurfaceParaplanoceraYellowish grey mottledProstatic vesicle round withEniwetok Atoll,PacificHymanfritillata Hyman,with brown; black dotsmuscular wall and glandularMarshall IslandsOcean19591959around central organsinterior; two strongly marked(pharynx, reproductivecement pockets; Lang’ssystems)vesicle smallParaplanoceraWhite and transparent;Cirrus with two folds on theMinicoy,IndianLaidlawlangi (Laidlaw,small black dots aroundinner wall. Female antrumLakshadweep,Ocean1902,1902)pharynx on dorsal sideshort later divided intoIndia1903vagina and bursa copulatrix;pair of seminal vesicles;penis long and twistedParaplanoceraColour light greyFree prostatic vesicles; twoRed Sea, IndianIndianMyermarginata Meyer,brownish, with darkerseminal vesicles; cirrus linedOcean.Ocean1922;1922dorsal surface. Thewith spines; bursa copulatrixPrudhoecomplete externaland Lang’s vesicle present1945;margin with a darkerRodríguezpigment band.et al. 2021patternParaplanoceraOlive buffy withLarge prostate continuousMisaki, JapanPacificYeri &misakiensis Yeri &numerous small milkyto cirrus sac with minuteOceanKaburakiKaburaki, 1918white spots; yellowbristles; accessory vesicle1918and white dots in one(Lang’s vesicle) present;or two rows all alongbursa copulatrix leadthe margin; tentaclesinto female antrum withyellowish in coloursurrounded shell glands.ParaplanoceraNot determinableProstatic vesicle round withTagus cove,PacificHymanoceanica (Hyman,muscular wall and glandularAlbemarleOcean1953;1953)interior; muscular vagina;Island,Faubellarge Lang’s vesicleGalápagos1983ParaplanoceraBody brownish inTwo large teeth in cirrus sac;Sri LankaIndianSchmardaoligoglenacolour, intestines violetbig prostatic vesicle; cirrusOcean1859;(Schmarda, 1859)sac lined with small spines;Langlarge Lang’s vesicle1884;Stummer-Traunfels1933;Soutulloet al. 2021ParaplanoceraLight brown colour,Without seminal vesicle;Agua BlancaPacificRamos-oligoglenoidesmargins yellow; brownwith an oval accessoryBeach, PuertoOceanSánchez etRamos-Sanchez,intestinal ramifications;prostatic vesicle; Cirrus sacEscondidoal. 2019Bahia & Rolandoslightly greyish andslightly oval; the cirrus sacBeach, Oaxaca,Bastida-Zavala,brown irregular specksis armed with spines withMéxico2019distributed throughouta pair of conspicuous andthe body and blackasymmetrical teethdots distributed inthe pharyngeal andreproductive regionParaplanoceraWhite with someLarge and spherical prostate;Rotuma Island,PacificLaidlawrotumanensisscattered brownish spotscoiled muscular penisFijiOcean1903Laidlaw, 1903(preserved)ParaplanoceraWhitish yellow spottedFalse seminal vesicle;Hutamatiya,PacificKato 1937rubrifasciata Kato,with brownish purpleventral wall of cirrus isSusaki, JapanOcean1937granules; red coloursmooth; cirrus devoid ofmargin broken at manychitinous folds; large andplacesbun shaped prostate vesicle.ParaplanoceraBackground bodyProstatic vesicle and cirrusLakshadweepIndian(presentkalpeniensis sp.colour light pinksac enclosed in a thickIslands, IndiaOceanstudy)nov.with a faint yellowishmuscular sheath. Cirrus sachue towards margin.interior lined with manyMarginal band madesclerotized teeth of similarup of three bands;sizesinner purple followedby violet followed bywhite/ cream rim
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description: Published as part of Dixit, Sudhanshu & Sreeraj, Chemmencheri Ramakrishnan, 2024, Two new polyclad (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) flatworm species from the Lakshadweep Islands, India, pp. 411-412 in Zootaxa 5446 (3) on page 411, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5446.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/11101945