Graff L v 1891 (citation)- new genus and places Convoluta cinereus Graff in it. Bohmig L 1895 (citation)- lists in his Family Aphanostomidae p 39, also p 10, 13, 14, 20, 35. Graff L v 1902 (citation)- distinction between this genus and Polychoerus- this has ovaries (polychoerus has ovaries and yolk glands seperate). Graff L v 1904 (citation)- definition of genus. Graff L v 1904 (citation)- "Convolutidae with ovaries and two or more chitinous bursa nozzles. Dorsoventrally flattened, side parts not rolled up. With ventral mouth and copulatory organs pushed far to the posterior. Frontal glands well developed, testicular follicles scattered. One species (A. langerhansii) possesses a pair of short flat tail lobes. Flat creeping animals, 1-5 mm long. Littoral." Tierreich - Graff L v 1905 (citation)- 3 species. Bohmig L 1908 (citation)- mentions p 6, 7. Luther A 1912 (citation)- p 53-4 diagnosis: "Convolutidae with genital opening lying anterior to the male. Bursa seminalis with many (2-14) laminated nozzles. Body "dorso-ventally vlattened, the sides not enrolled' without thread-like tails." footnote- "In this genus I place also Heterochoerus australis Haswell (1905). It would be best ot split the genus Amphiscolops in the future as to whether the bursal nozzles open into the parenchyma or intor the female antrum. I have omitted this here, since in this respect no reports are available concerning A. virescens." Also compared with his genus Palmenia. Lohner L 1913 (citation)- on definition of this genus, anatomy, etc. Wilhelmi J 1913 (citation)- lists p 12 as Amphiscolops (Amphicoerus) Graff Marcus E 1947 (citation)- notes on the genus p 161-2. Marcus E 1948 (citation)- mentions p 112, 187. Westblad E 1948 (citation)- p 30 discusses variety of nozzles here and his reason for removing A. virescens and placing it in Aphanostoma. p 46 mentions bursal nozzle in this. p 54 should this be close to a ?? in Polychoerus. p 57 in key. Marcus E 1950 (citation)- defines genus as compared to others of Convolutidae as having 2 or more bursal nozzles but distinct from Polychoerus since it has no caudal appendages (tails)- p 18, 21 key. Hyman LH 1951 (citation) -vol 2, p 122- diagram of reproductive organs. p 126 and 127 copulation and egg masses. p 128- notes caudal lobes in. p 129- notes this species lives on sargassum. Steinbock O 1963 (citation)- reports on regeneration experiments on a species of this genus. Steinbock O 1966 (citation)- notes lack of statocysts in p 76- also frequent reference to. Steinbock O 1967 (citation)- mentions p 394-396 regeneration in - ill p 444. Dorjes J 1968 (citation)- lists as Graff 1904- p 86 definition. Species listed A. cinereus (Graff 1874) Type A. langerhansi (Graff, 1882) A. fuligineus Peebles, 1913 A. bermudensis Hyman, 1939 A. sargassi Hyman, 1939 A. evelinae Marcus, 1947 A. japonicus Kato, 1947 A. carvalhoi Marcus, 1952 A. gemelliporus Marcus, 1953 A. zeii Riedl, 1956 Dorjes J, Young JO 1973 (citation)- lists 7 species for this genus: A. cinereus (Graff 1874) Type A. langerhansi (Graff, 1882) A. australis (Haswell 1905) A. fuligineus Peebles, 1913 A. bermudensis Hyman, 1939 A. sargassi Hyman, 1939 A. evelinae Marcus, 1947 Henley C 1974 (citation)- p 277- reports (Haswell WA 1905 (citation) on Heterochaerus) on nozzles in. p 287 also on mobility of oocytes in Haswell WA 1905 (citation). p 292 on refractile granules in sperm in Haswell WA 1905 (citation). p 294- she says Haswell WA 1905 (citation) 2 types of sperm- one may be spermatid. p 323- notes Hyman LH 1937 (citation)- work on copulation of. p326- notes Haswell WA 1905 (citation) on egg laying. Ehlers U, Doerjes J 1979 (citation)- on species in Galapagos- note it also lacks statocyst. Winsor L 1990 (citation)- reinstates genus Heterochaerus with two species: H. australis Haswell 1905 H. sargassi (Hyman, 1939)
Rohde K, Watson N, Cannon LRG 1988 (citation)- "Ultrastructure of spermiogenesis in Amphiscolops (Acoela, Convolutidae) and of sperm in Pseudactinoposthia (Acoela, Childiidae)".
Notes from synonyms
Notes for Convolutidae Amphichoerus
Graff L v 1891 (citation)- new genus and places Convoluta cinereus Graff in it. Bohmig L 1895 (citation)- lists in his Family Aphanostomidae p 39, also p 10, 13, 14, 20, 35. Graff L v 1902 (citation)- distinction between this genus and Polychoerus- this has ovaries (polychoerus has ovaries and yolk glands seperate). Graff L v 1904 (citation)- definition of genus. Luther A 1912 (citation)- places species here in Amphiscolops. Wilhelmi J 1913 (citation)- lists p 12 as Amphiscolops (Amphicoerus) Graff
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