Kato K 1947 (citation)- description and illustration. Marcus E 1952 (citation)- p 20 compares his species carvalhoi. Marcus E 1954 (citation)- mentions this in discussion p 15. Dorjes J 1968 (citation)- lists.
Collected by Kato from Kominato beach, Chiba Pref., Honshu, Japan, July 1943. 6mm long, 2 mm width. Without symbiotic algae. Statocyst and eyespots present. Frontal organ opens at the ventral side of anterior end. Male genital pore opens near base of biforked caudal region. weakly developed penis without penis sheath. two papillae at ventral sides of seminal receptacle (each papillae contains 2 nozzles) Female genital pore anterior to male pore. Sucker-like structure present between mouth and fgp. eyes with lens. paired testes.
Kawakatsu M, Nunomura N, Suzuki H 1989 (citation)- Nomenclature corrections and emendations for Acoela and other turbellarians.
Notes from synonyms
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