Summary
This is the first find of aHypoblepharina species since Böhmig's description of this genus in 1914 based on three species from a depth of 385 m in Antarctic waters.H. böhmigi sp. n. lives as commensal in the brood pouch of an amphipod. It is easily recognized by its arched cuticular stylet provided with a triangular mouth-piece and has the same principal anatomical features as the species described by Böhmig. The chance that these species too may be commensal in amphipods, cannot be ignored as it was impossible to establish their true habitat on the basis of the available expedition material.
The family Hypoblepharinidae Böhmig is retained but its taxonomic diagnosis is revised.
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Hypoblepharina böhmigi sp. n. ist eine kommensalistische Art aus dem Marsupium der AmphipodeCheirimedon femoratus. Sie ist leicht erkennbar durch ihr bogenförmiges Kutikularsteilett mit triangulärem Mundstück. Drei Vertreter derselben Gattung wurden von Böhmig im Jahre 1914 aus 385 m Tiefe in antarktischen Gewässern beschreiben. Vielleicht sind auch diese Arten Kommensalem in Amphipoden. — Die Diagnose der GattungHypoblepharina wird revidiert.
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Karling, T.G. IstHypoblepharina Böhmig (Turbellaria) eine kommensalistische gattung?. Z. Morph. Tiere 75, 51–58 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00723668
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