Revision of Acrochordonoposthia Reisinger, 1924 (Rhabditophora, Typhloplanidae, Protoplanellinae) with the description of one new species

ALBRECHT M. HOUBEN; WILLEM PROESMANS; WIM BERT; TOM J. ARTOIS

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3790.1.2

Issue: Vol. 3790 No. 1: 16 Apr. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-04-16

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3790.1.2

Page range: 36–50

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**Revision of Acrochordonoposthia Reisinger, 1924 (Rhabditophora, Typhloplanidae, Protoplanellinae) with the description of one new species**

ALBRECHT M. HOUBEN⁺⁻
WILLEM PROESMANS⁺⁻
WIM BERT⁺⁻
TOM J. ARTOIS⁺⁻

Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity & Toxicology, Agoralaan Gebouw D, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium

Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity & Toxicology, Agoralaan Gebouw D, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium Ghent University, Department of Biology, Nematology Unit, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.

Ghent University, Department of Biology, Nematology Unit, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity & Toxicology, Agoralaan Gebouw D, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium

Platyhelminthes flatworms microturbellaria (limno)terrestrial biodiversity taxonomy

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Abstract

An overview of the morphology, taxonomy and distribution of all known species of the rhabdocoel taxon Acrochordonoposthia is provided. One new species A. vandeputae n. sp. is described from Graz (Austria). This new species can easily be distinguished from its congeners by the morphology of its copulatory organ, which contains a straight cirrus lined with spines. All species of Acrochordonoposthia are compared with one another, and an updated identification key is provided.