Turbellarian taxonomic database

Meara stichopi Notes

Definition: Westblad E 1949 (citation)

Lectotype: No. 2663, longitudinal section, one slide, by Bock

Type locality- Norway, Herdla (off Bergen)

History and synonyms:
	Bock S 1925 (citation)- describes Anoplodium stichopi, literature review of Genus.
	Bock manuscript rewritten by Westblad E 1940 (citation)
	Westblad E 1940 (citation)- description with illustrations p. 43-53.  Notes substitution cells
	  in this species- an undescribed sp of Bock from the Holothurian Stichopus tremulus p 8.
	Marcus E 1952 (citation)- mention.
	Westblad E 1953 (citation)- lists p 269.
	Hyman LH 1959 (citation)- p. 735 notes this is a new Genus for Nemertodermatidae.
	Ax P 1963 (citation)- on relationship and phylogeny- characters of p 197, 200, 202.
	  p 197 mentions typical cellualr intestine and a constant lumen. p 200- epithelial nervous
	  system in this genus, more that 1 statoltih in p 202.
	Karling TG 1967 (citation)- on gut in M. stichopi- cellular but no cilia p 8.
	Sterrer W 1966 (citation)- reports.  Brief note - lists description of this species.
	Steinbock O 1967 (citation)- in discription, 'ersatz' cells etc. p 399, 400, 401-3.
	Karling TG 1970 (citation)- discusses related to archetype.
	Jennings JB 1971 (citation)- p 3 lists in table of commensals and p 4.
	Henley C 1974 (citation)- mentions p 282.  Description of reproductive system as per
	  Westblad 1949.
	Dorjes J, Karling TG 1975 (citation)- Lectotype # 2663, longitudinal section Bock slide.
	  Swedish Museum of Natural History in intestine and body cavities of Stichopus tremulus
	  and body cavity of Mesothuria intestinalis, Norway and Sweden.
	Faubel A, Dorjes J 1978 (citation)- comparison with new Genus Flagellophora p 9.
	Hendelberg J 1977 (citation)- E.M. and light microscope, and of spermatozoa in.
	
Geographic distribution: Norway- intestine of Stichopus tremulus

Jondelius U, Ruiz-Trillo I, Baguna J, Riutort M  2002 (citation)- rDNA analysis of three species of
turbellarians and other taxa.  Phylogeny of metazoans and proposed ancestor of Nemertodermatida and Acoela.

Reuter M, Raikova OI, Gustafsson MKS 2001 (citation)- Phylogeny, neurons, muscles.  Acoela and Nemertodermatida
studies of neuroanatomy.  Species used include:
  Catenulida  
     Stenostomum leucops Duges 1828
  Macrostomida
     Macrostomum lineare Muller 1774
  Acoela
     Anaperus biaculeatus Boguta 1970
     Childia groenlandica Levinsen 1879
     Faerla glomerata Westblad 1942
     Paraphanostomum crassum Westblad 1942
     Avagina incola Leiper 1902
  Nemertodermatida
     Nemertoderma westbladi Steinbock 1938
     Mera stichopi Westblad 1949

Lundin K 1997 (citation)-  "ultrastructure of the epidermal ciliary rootlets and associated structures in
species of the Nemertodermatida and Acoela".  Species used: Meara stichopi, Nemertoderma westbladi,
Nemertoderma cf. bathycola, Convolutriloba retrogemma, Childia groenlandica, Paraphanostoma submaculatum,
Haploposthia virdis.

Lundin K, Hendelberg J 1996 (citation)- "Degenerating epidermal bodies ("pulsatile bodies") in Meara
stichopi", ultrastructure and phylogenetic aspects.

Reuter M, Raikova OI, Jondelius U, Gustafsson MKS 2000 (citation)- "The brain of the Nemertodermatida
(Platyhelminthes) as revealed by anti-5HT and anti-FMRFamide immunostainings."  Species: Meara stichopi,
Nemertoderma westbladi.

Lundin K 1998 (citation)- "Symbiotic bacteria on the epidermis of species of the Nemertodermatida
(Platyhelminthes, Acoelomorpha)."  Species: Meara stichopi and Nemertoderma westbladi.

Lundin K, Hendelberg J 1995 (citation)- "Ultrastructure of the epidermis of Meara stichopi (Platyhelminthes,
Nemertodermatida) and associated extra-epidermal bacteria."

Westblad E 1949 (citation)- English account of why he gives credit to Bock for this species.   Westblad states on
p 43, 'Bock, according to verbal information given to the author [Westblad], intended at that time to publish
a paper soon on the undoubtedly most interesting form, which he called Meara stichopi, a name also used in my
account of 1926.  Unfortunately his paper did not appear in his lifetime.  Among his scientific remains,
deposited in the charge of the Museum, there are however several copies of a complete typewritten manuscript
dealing with the animal just mentioned and bearing the title 'Eine neue parasitische Turbellarian-Gattung mit
epithelialem Nervensystem'.  An examination by a competent person of the manuscript, probably written twenty
years ago, was necessary for an eventual publication.  On that account the manuscript with the pictures
belonging to the same and the slides have kindly been lent to me by the present head of the Department, Prof.
Nils Odhner.'  He goes on to say that it was 'hardly doing his memory service to publish his manuscript', and
chose to write a new paper updated paper.

This paper has figures and plates, as well as information on occurrence, habitat, anatomy, muscle, nervous,
digestive, and reproductive system.  Systematic position is also discussed.  

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