A new genus and species of marine leech from British Coastal waters

Brumptiana lineata n.gen. et sp., from oro-nasal region of Raja, has a subcylindrical body, 2 pairs of eyes, 13 or 14 annuli per mid-body somite, 12 pairs of small pulsatile vesicles, 5 postcaecal fenestrae, 5 or 6 pairs of testes, a large muscular atrium with accessory glands, a thick-walled vagina...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1984-11, Vol.64 (4), p.919-934
Main Authors: Llewellyn, L. C., Jones-Knight, E. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annelida and closely related phyla: sipuncula. Echiura. Nemertinea
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hirudinea
Invertebrates
Marine
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Summary:Brumptiana lineata n.gen. et sp., from oro-nasal region of Raja, has a subcylindrical body, 2 pairs of eyes, 13 or 14 annuli per mid-body somite, 12 pairs of small pulsatile vesicles, 5 postcaecal fenestrae, 5 or 6 pairs of testes, a large muscular atrium with accessory glands, a thick-walled vagina and no receptaculum, conducting tissue or spermatheca.
ISSN:0025-3154
1469-7769
DOI:10.1017/S0025315400047330