Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Subphylum: Rhabditophora Ehlers. 1985
Order: Polyclaldida Lang, 1884
Family: Pseudocerotidae Lang, 1884
Bulaceros newcannorum Dixit, 2020
Collection: Agatti Island (intertidal region opposite the solar power plant), 10°50′16′′N, 72°11′06′′E, Lakshadweep, India. 07.5.2019.
Voucher No.: IO/IT/POY/00026 – Holotype; IO/IT/POY/00027 – Paratype
Description: Body translucent with visible brown gut diverticula, darker and raised medially with a faint thin black median line up to 3/4 of body and black mottling in centre region. Irregular white spots of different sizes on dorsum. Margin composed of white spots and submarginal band is mix of brown and black. Pseudotentacles ear-like and small with white tipped knobs. Cerebral eyes in two clusters
Biological association: None.
Remarks: None.
Distribution: Lakshadweep Islands, India.
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Identified by: Sudhanshu Dixit
Publication: Dixit, S., Manjebrayakat, H. & Saravanane, N. 2020. A rare polyclad genus Bulaceros (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida: Pseudocerotidae): new species and new record from Indian coral atolls. Marine Biology Research, 16:8-9, 632-642. 10.1080/17451000.2020.1870044
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