Family Tyrrheniellidae Riedl, 1959
(Provisionally Catenulida)

Description

With pre-oral compact ovoid brain with paired lappets before, over and under it. Without protonephridia. Hermaphroditic gonad unpaired, ventral, male region anterior, duct passes below brain, large sperm cavity opens to antero-dorsal male pore, sperm elongate. Marine.

Type and only genus

Tyrrheniella Riedl, 1959

Remarks

This animal was described by Riedl (1959) from only 2 specimens. He placed it in the Catenulida, but this has been questioned. As described it appears closer to the Acoela than the Catenulida, perhaps near the family Antigonariidae.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Turbellaria
Order Catenulida
Family Tyrrheniellidae

Sorry, there are no scientific synonyms and common names available for this taxon

Riedl, R., 1959. Turbellarien aus submarinen Höhlen I. Archoophora. Pubblicazioni della Statzione zoologica di Napoli. Supplimento 30:178-208.

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