Amyris (flatworm)

Amyris
Live specimen of Amyris hummelincki
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

Description

Members of Amyris are characterized by having a true seminal vesicle, an interpolated granule vesicle, a cuticularized cirrus, and a Lang's vesicle.

Taxonomy

Currently, the following species are accepted in Amyris:

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Amyris Marcus & Marcus, 1968". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  2. ↑ 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.