Faunulus Houben, Proesmans & Artois 2022, gen. nov

Authors :: Houben, Albrecht M.
Monnens, Marlies
Proesmans, Willem
Artois, Tom J.
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: Zenodo, 2022.
Abstract: Genus Faunulus Houben, Proesmans & Artois gen. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 18E72BA0-D92B-4504-8E17-BD6497247BCA Type species Faunulus nielsi Houben, Proesmans & Artois gen. et sp. nov. Diagnosis ‘Typhloplanidae’ with adenal rhabdites in two anterior tracts, dermal rhabdites could be present distally. Eyes absent. Pharynx slanted obliquely forward and in the central body part. With rod-shaped glands at rostral and caudal body end. Testes differ in size and lie anterior to the pharynx. Copulatory organ with straight, armed cirrus. Seminal receptacle inside of the oviduct. Bursa copulatrix absent. Etymology The genus name refers to the habitat where this taxon was found and is derived from the Latin ‘Faunulus’ (m.), meaning ‘forest dweller’.<br />Published as part of Houben, Albrecht M., Monnens, Marlies, Proesmans, Willem & Artois, Tom J., 2022, Limnoterrestrial ' Typhloplanidae' (Rhabdocoela, Platyhelminthes), with the description of four new species and a new genus, pp. 70-102 in European Journal of Taxonomy 798 on page 75, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.798.1671, http://zenodo.org/record/6323040