Amyris (flatworm)
| Amyris | |
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| Live specimen of Amyris hummelincki | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Polycladida |
| Suborder: | Acotylea |
| Family: | Faubelidae |
| Genus: | Amyris Marcus & Marcus, 1968 |
Amyris is a genus of flatworm belonging to the family Faubelidae.[1]
Description
[edit]Members of Amyris are characterized by having a true seminal vesicle, an interpolated granule vesicle, a cuticularized cirrus, and a Lang's vesicle.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Currently, the following species are accepted in Amyris:
- Amyris bulbosa Beveridge, 2018
- Amyris favis Sopott-Ehlers & Schmidt, 1975
- Amyris hummelincki Marcus & Marcus, 1968
References
[edit]- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Amyris Marcus & Marcus, 1968". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ↑ du Bois-Reymond Marcus, Eveline; Marcus, Ernst (1968). "Polycladida from Curaçao and faunistically related regions". Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 26 (1): 1–133. ISSN 0166-5189.
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