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Candimboididae

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Candimboididae
Chimaeriplana japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Superfamily: Leptoplanoidea
Family: Candimboididae
Faubel, 1983
Type genus
Candimboides
Prudhoe, 1982
Genera

Candimboididae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Polycladida.[1]

Description

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The family Candimboididae includes species of Leptoplanoidea with elongate body and without tentacles. The eyespots form two elongate clusters in the brain region. The pharynx lies in the middle third of the body and the male and female gonopores are well separated from the posterior end of the body. The male copulatory apparatus lies right behind the pharynx and has a muscular prostatic vesicle lined with a tall, smooth and glandular epithelium and a penis stylet in the penis pocket. The female copulatory apparatus has a bursa copulatrix.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Faubelidae Özdikmen, 2010". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  2. ^ Oya, Yuki; Hagiya, Morio (2023). "Description of a New Genus of Candimboididae (Polycladida: Acotylea) from the Coast of Sagami Bay". Species Diversity. 28 (2): 255–262. doi:10.12782/specdiv.28.255.