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Brandtner P (1935) Eine neue marine Triclade, zugleich eine Studie ueber die Turbellarien des Rycks. Zeitschr Morph u Oekol d Tiere 29:472-480 |
Abstract / Notes
Sabussowia punctata (p.472) is descr. in detail. Peculiarities are: the few testes, the single pair of branches of the anterior ramus of the intestine, reduced bursa. Unlike S. dioica, the sp. is hermaphroditic, although strongly protandrous. The species has characters intermediate between the Cercyrinae and the Procerodinae, especially between the genera Foviella and Sabussowia. Inclusion of this sp. in Sabussowia necessitates revision of the generic definition. The sp. lives in the Ryck (Denmark) among the alga Enteromorpha, in brackish water; it is found only in summer at which time eggs are laid. It is associated with other marine and fresh-water Turbellaria.
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