Anocellidus

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Anocellidus profundus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Polycladida
Family:	Anocellidae Quiroga, Bolanos & Litvaitis, 2006
Genus:	Anocellidus Quiroga, Bolanos & Litvaitis, 2006
Species:	A. profundus
Binomial name
*Anocellidus profundus* Quiroga, Bolanos & Litvaitis, 2006

Anocellidus is a genus of flatworms belonging to the order Polycladida. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Anocellidae and is represented by the single species Anocellidus profundus.^[1]

Description

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Anocellidus as a genus is distinguished from other acotylean flatworms by the lack of a true prostatic vesicle, and the fact that the male copulatory apparatus is located posterior to the male gonopore and is directed anteriorly; it is additionally distinguished via a ruffled pharynx located anteriorly with long, pointed tentacles, separate gonopores, a backwards-directed, long, pointed stylet, and the presence of spermiducal bulbs rather than a true seminal vesicle.^[2]

A. profundus is whitish in color; however, the testes and ovaries are visible across the epidermis as numerous brown dots. They can reach around 13 mm in length. There are well-developed nuchal tentacles. The species completely lacks eyes.^[2]

Etymology

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The generic name is derived from the Latin roots an- and ocell, literally meaning "without little eyes", in reference to the genus' lack of any eyes. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin profundus, "deep", in reference to the depth that the species is found, at depths of around 3000 meters below sea level.^[2]

References

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^ WoRMS. "Anocellidus Quiroga, Bolanos & Litvaitis, 2006". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c Quiroga, S. Y.; Bolanos, D. M.; Litvaitis, M. K. (2006). "First description of deep-sea polyclad flatworms from the North Pacific: Anocellidus n. gen. profundus n. sp. (Anocellidae, n. fam.) and Oligocladus voightae n. sp. (Euryleptidae)". Zootaxa. 1317 (1): 1–19. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1317.1.1.

Taxon identifiers
Anocellidus	Wikidata: Q18606632 Wikispecies: Anocellidus CoL: 7NP64 GBIF: 4344760 IRMNG: 1181724 ITIS: 1037218 Open Tree of Life: 4711511 WoRMS: 391928 ZooBank: 904BEC1B-2906-41B4-9DC3-D074FAA5E014
Anocellidae	Wikidata: Q21292104 Wikispecies: Anocellidae CoL: 7NFXJ GBIF: 4344759 IRMNG: 118909 ITIS: 1036881 Open Tree of Life: 3669938 WoRMS: 391927
Anocellidus profundus	Wikidata: Q1990551 BioLib: 1234731 CoL: 6749G GBIF: 4344761 IRMNG: 11822308 ITIS: 1040352 Open Tree of Life: 4711512 WoRMS: 396508 ZooBank: 8BA13E91-0DFA-45B0-8F0A-0EA900949978

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