Turbellarian taxonomic database

Record # 10296
Author
Title
Journal
Hyman LH (1939)
North American Triclad Turbellaria. X. Additional species of cave-planarians.
Transact Amer Micr Soc 58:276-284

Abstract / Notes

Sphalloplana mohri, from Ezell's Cave, San Marcos, Texas, is a large, polypharyngeal form, the 4th
polypharyngeal planarian known for the U.S. An acc't is given of the sexual anatomy of Sorocelis americana
from Bat Cave, Okla. This is peculiar in the presence of spiny warts on the penis papilla, central glandular
core in the penis papilla, and absence of an expanded sac of the copulatory bursa.

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