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7 December 2021 A New Species and New Record of Freshwater Turbellarians of the Genus Gieysztoria (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela) from China
Guan-Ying You, Shu-Xin Huang, Meng-Yu Xia, An-Tai Wang, Yu Zhang, Shuang-Fei Li
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Abstract

A new species of Dalyelliidae, Gieysztoria pellucida Wang and You, is described based on material collected in southern China through an integrative approach combining morphological, histological, and molecular (18S and 28S rDNA) data. Gieysztoria pellucida sp. nov. is morphologically characterized by a fan-shaped (about 270° when pressed) stylet, consisting of 13 similar distal spines and a broad girdle without fenestrae region. This stylet is distinct from that of any other similar species in the Aequales group to which this species belongs. In addition, specimens identifiable as Gieysztoria garudae Van Steenkiste, Van Mulken, and Artois, 2012 were discovered from the same location as G. pellucida sp. nov. Gieysztoria garudae has previously been known only from India; the present study thus represents the first record of the species from China.

© 2021 Zoological Society of Japan
Guan-Ying You, Shu-Xin Huang, Meng-Yu Xia, An-Tai Wang, Yu Zhang, and Shuang-Fei Li "A New Species and New Record of Freshwater Turbellarians of the Genus Gieysztoria (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela) from China," Zoological Science 39(2), 206-214, (7 December 2021). https://doi.org/10.2108/zs200103
Received: 4 September 2020; Accepted: 23 September 2021; Published: 7 December 2021
KEYWORDS
Dalyelliidae
flatworm
phylogenetic analysis
taxonomy
Turbellaria
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