Turbellarian taxonomic database

Convolutriloba retrogemma Notes


Lundin K 1997 (citation)-  "ultrastructure of the epidermal ciliary rootlets and associated structures in
species of the Nemertodermatida and Acoela".  Species used: Meara stichopi, Nemertoderma westbladi,
Nemertoderma cf. bathycola, Convolutriloba retrogemma, Childia groenlandica, Paraphanostoma submaculatum,
Haploposthia virdis.

Hendelberg J, Akesson B 1991 (citation)- budding process in.
Winsor L 1990 (citation)- Key to "free-living" marine turbellaria of north Queensland, Australia.  Also, new
species and taxonomic revisons.  Key to free-living acoels for Australia.  Species and taxa include:
     Waminoa litus
     Convolutriloba Henelberg and Akesson 1988
     Convolutriloba hastifera
     Convolutriloba japonica (Kato 1951)
     Convolutriloba cf. retrogemma
     Amphiscolops
     Amphiscolops australis
     Wulguru cuspidata 
     Heterochaerus sargassi (Hyman 1939)
     Heterochaerus australis Haswell 1905

Hendelberg J, Akesson B 1988 (citation)- Type of asexual reproduction, "reversed polarity of reproductive buds".
 Compare with other species like Amphiscolops and Polychoerus, and other non turbellarian taxa.

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