Abstract
The flatworms of the suborder Cotylea live in diverse marine substrates such as rocks, seaweed and sand or in association with corals. In the Mexican Pacific, particularly on the coast of Oaxaca, knowledge about cotyleans is scarce, with only one record of the genus Pseudoceros. The aim of this work was to describe the cotylean species present in the area. A total of 48 specimens were collected, fixed, mounted in whole mounts or histological sagittal and frontal histological sections of the reproductive systems. These were examined for taxonomic identification, determining five new species of four genera: Boninia oaxaquensis sp. nov., Pericelis sigmeri sp. nov., Pericelis nazahui sp. nov., Pseudoceros bicuti sp. nov. and Thysanozoon estacahuitensis sp. nov. The present study establishes the first record of the genus Boninia and the family Boniniidae for the Tropical Eastern Pacific. It also confirms the presence of the genus Pseudoceros on the coast of Oaxaca, and break the disjunct distribution of this genus (from Gulf of California to Gulf of Tehuantepec), as well as the genus Pericelis (from Canada to Galapagos Islands) and Thysanozoon (from Chile to Gulf of California).
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