Martensocelis coffsia, Schockaert & Curini-Galletti, 2025
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5722.4.4 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2635BEE8-9DBF-4CCF-945C-FD1644F9AB99 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D38914-FE56-FFC1-FF79-BB36E86DDAA8 |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
Martensocelis coffsia |
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sp. nov. |
Martensocelis coffsia sp. nov.
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Diagnosis. Small species of Martensocelis with ovaries close to brain. Around 40 testes more or less arranged in pairs behind the ovaries. Stylet 85 µm long, curved well over 180°; proximal opening 4 µm wide, narrowing to 2 µm for most of the length of the stylet, with a markedly recurve distal end that is surrounded by 10 needles, 20–25 µm long with strong terminal hooks. Female duct forms a wide prepenial bursa; nor a vagina or genito-intestinal duct were seen.
Occurrence. Campbells Beach , Coffs Harbour ( New South Wales, Australia) close to the small southern headland (Lat. –30.2424250; Long. 153.1475630) coarse sand, lower mid-littoral ( July 17, 2003) ( type locality) .
Other material. Lady Bay Beach , Sydney Harbour ( New South Wales, Australia) (Lat. –33.835601; Long. 151.279138) ( July 30, 2003) .
Material studied. Live animals and a whole mount from both localities, the whole mount from Coffs Harbour designated as holotype ( QM G241934 )
Etymology. Species name derived from the type locality.
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Queensland Museum |
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