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Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora) from Cape Verde and related regions of Macaronesia



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family: Euryleptidae family: Stylochoplanidae family: Planoceridae family: Boniniidae family: Anonymidae family: Cestoplanidae family: Polyposthiidae family: Planariidae family: Prosthiostomidae family: Discocelidae family: Gnesiocerotidae family: Diposthidae family: Leptoplanidae family: Notoplanidae family: Apiaceae family: Notocomplanidae family: Ilyplanidae family: Latocestidae family: Cryptocelidae family: Euplanidae family: Pseudocerotidae family: Theamatidae family: Hoploplanidae family: Stylochidae family: Prorhynchidae family: Pericelidae family: Pseudoceritidae family: Amyellidae family: Pseudostylochidae family: Callioplanidae genus: Chromyella genus: Gnesioceros genus: Stylochus genus: Phaenocelis genus: Koinostylochus genus: Emprosthopharynx genus: Marcusia genus: Oligocladus genus: Prosthiostomum genus: Pseudostylochus genus: Monobiceros genus: Planocera genus: Phrikoceros genus: Elasmos genus: Callioplana genus: Amemiyaia genus: Enchiridium genus: Imogine genus: Leptoplana genus: Prostheceraeus genus: Yungia genus: Maritigrella genus: Traunfelsia genus: Polycelis genus: Anonymus genus: Cryptocelis genus: Prorhynchus genus: Cestoplana genus: Theama genus: Distylochus genus: Pericelis genus: Leptostylochus genus: Discocelis genus: Latocestus genus: Boninia genus: Maiazoon genus: Planaria genus: Ilyella genus: Eurylepta genus: Cycloporus genus: Parviplana genus: Hoploplana genus: Stylochopsis genus: Notocomplana genus: Thysanozoon genus: Paraplanocera genus: Acanthozoon genus: Adenoplana genus: Euplana genus: Idioplana genus: Zygantroplana genus: Stylochoplana genus: Pseudobiceros genus: Pseudoceros genus: Polyphalloplana genus: Armatoplana genus: Notoplana species: sanguinolentus species: crisostomum species: japonicus species: alagoensis species: neapolitanus species: rawlinsonae species: rubrocincta species: roseus species: martae species: harrisi species: mediterraneus species: dohrnii species: stagnalis species: gigas species: marginata species: plessissii species: tremellaris species: gracilis species: orsakii species: bocki species: evelinae species: hancockanus species: multitentaculata species: alexandrinus species: pardalis species: crozieri species: splendidus species: giesbrechtii species: tigrinus species: gabriellae species: isifer species: plehni species: zebra species: californica species: koreana species: ernesti species: leptalea species: verrilli species: cata species: castaneus species: sodade species: maximus species: jeronimoi species: tigrina species: velutina species: hymani species: techa species: pillidium species: magec species: elongatus species: pseudolimax species: virilis species: mediterranea species: nipponicus species: rubrocinta species: astrorum species: vulgare species: pusillus species: alba species: ijimai species: alcinoi species: atropurpureus species: ruber species: suesensis species: brocchii species: papillosus species: wirtzi species: pellucida species: aurantiaca species: cornuta species: pacifica species: mopsus species: rubropunctatus species: brocchi species: guayota species: fundae species: grande species: contrarius species: carolinensis species: japonica species: salar species: moseleyi species: bicolor species: claridade species: variegatus species: villosa species: caribbensis species: sargassicola species: moseley species: mororum species: maximum species: divae species: albocinctus species: graffi species: pellucidus species: hymanae species: medvedica species: velutinus species: elongata species: humilis species: nigromarginatus species: bedfordi species: langi species: refertus species: delicata species: salis species: pilidium species: pallida species: vittatus species: byerleyana species: loveni species: lynca species: oligoglena species: fuscolineatus species: crisostomus species: australis species: fuscopunctata species: obscurus species: aranfaibo species: neapolitana
The systematics and distribution of the order Polycladida within the Macaronesian archipelagos are analysed. New species (Marcusia alba sp. nov., Prostheceraeus crisostomum sp. nov., Parviplana sodade sp. nov., Euplana claridade sp. nov., Stylochus salis sp. nov. and Distylochus fundae sp. nov.), new variety (Pseudoceros rawlinsonae var. galaxy), new records and records of shared species among different archipelagos are studied to compare the marine flatworm biodiversity of each island. The complex of archipelagos known as Macaronesia (including Madeira, Selvagens Islands, Canary Islands, Azores and Cape Verde) share a volcanic origin and European political influence. The five archipelagos are located along the eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean and are subject to similar trade winds, streams (like the Gulf Stream) and cold currents. The term Macaronesia has suffered several changes throughout the years and it still is a topic of discussion in present times. The new delimitation of Macaronesia is mainly based on systematic studies on the invertebrate fauna of the islands. The resulting analyses shed new light on the differences and similarities among these archipelagos. In addition, molecular analyses employing 28S nuclear gene sequences are compared to verify relationships among anatomically similar species of marine polyclads.

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10.5852/ejt.2021.736.1249

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