Turbellarian taxonomic database

Convoluta semperi Notes

Graff L v 1882 (citation)- description of new species and illustration.
Bohmig L 1895 (citation)- mentions p 43 and in list p 44.
Graff L v 1905 (citation)- p 32 gives reference to Graff 1882 (citation)- Vol 1, p 234 and Vol 2 fig 25, 26.
	[Bush Translation]- "where swimming anterior beautifully roounded, posteriorly however, broader
		and drawn out into three lobes.  Of these the middle represents the flat tail end, the two 
		long side parts are the tips of the enrolled and elongated beyond te tail end sides of the
		body [tail lobes- "schwarzcloperi"]  of these latter are pulled out, so one sees that they
		are enrolled over the bunched up middle part of the and the outline of the body is a 
		parallelogram.
			"animal is opaque, white, yellow and brown mottled.  The statolith appears umbonate
		and appears with a central granule and lies with on each an elongated eye spot.  The
		median mouth is surrounded by a crown of glands; still closer to the posterior end the
		reproductive opening is located.  Length 2.5 mm.  Tropical Pacific Oceans (Philipines).
			

Lohner L, Micoletzky H 1911 (citation)-lists as pelagic species. 
Wilhelmi J 1913 (citation)- mentions p 24. 
Dorjes J 1968 (citation)- says species incertae sedis.       

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