Nemertopsis capitulata, Timofeev, 1911

Kajihara, Hiroshi, 2025, A taxonomic revision of the freshwater monostiliferous hoplonemertean genus Prostoma Dugès, 1828 (Nemertea: Eumonostilifera): a radical solution or an over-lumping?, Zootaxa 5646 (4), pp. 451-500 : 483-485

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Nemertopsis capitulata
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1. Nemertopsis capitulata View in CoL

(Annex Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 )

Description. Yellowish-white nemertean, with transparent pink digestive canal. Length 9–12 mm. Head slightly widened, posteriorly tapering significantly; head slightly demarcated from remaining body. Eyes large; anterior eyes closely set to each other. Basis 1.5 times longer than main stylet.

Locality. One male and two females were found in sand on the beach near the laboratory (Annex Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 , XII) .

Remarks. The original figure (рис. 1) shows two accessory stylet pouches, each containing four accessory stylets.

ANNEX FIGURE 1 View FIGURE 1 . Original drawings of 10 species established by Timofeev (1911): A, Nemertopsis capitulata Timofeev, 1911 ; B, Amphiporus nigrostriatus Timofeev, 1911 ; C, Tetrastemma bistriatum ( Timofeev, 1911) ; D, Tetrastemma mixtum ( Timofeev, 1911) ; E, Tetrastemma viera ( Timofeev, 1911) ; F, Tetrastemma albolineatum ( Timofeev, 1911) ; F', yellow variety of T. albolineatum with white cephalic glands along with the mid-dorsal stripe forming a cruciform marking on the head; G, Tetrastemma maculatum ( Timofeev, 1911) ; H, Tetrastemma bipeltatum ( Timofeev, 1911) ; I, Tetrastemma simplex ( Timofeev, 1911) ; J, Paralineus elisabethae Schütz, 1911 ; modified from Timofeev (1911).

ANNEX FIGURE 2 View FIGURE 2 . Map of the Bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer showing 25 sampling points in Timofeev (1911) indicated with Roman numerals; modified from Timofeev (1911).

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