Report of Systematic Zoology Lab Practicum 1: e2 (August 2010)

Observation of Planocera reticulata (Turbellaria: Polycladida: Planoceridae)

Satoshi Ito

Division of Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan

Material and Methods
A polyclad specimen was obtained subtidally at Oshoro Bay, Hokkaido, Japan, about 43°12′N, 140°51′E, on 7 June 2010 by Satoshi Ito, photographed and identified by Hiroshi Kajihara as Planocera reticulata based on Nunomura (1992: 187). The anterior half of the body was fixed in 10% formalin seawater, while the posterior half was fixed in 99% EtOH. These have been deposited at the Hokkaido University Museum under the catalogue number ICHU22080004 (contact: Dr. Hiroshi Kajihara, kazi@mail.sci.hokudai.ac.jp).


Taxonomy
Order Polycladida
Family Planoceridae
Genus Planocera
Planocera reticulata (Stimpson, 1855)




Fig. 1. Planocera reticulata (ICHU22080004), head, dorsal view.




Fig. 2. Planocera reticulata (ICHU22080004), middle part of body, dorsal view.




Fig. 3. Planocera reticulata (ICHU22080004), entire specimen.



References

Nunomura, N. 1992a. Platyhelminthes. Pp. 175–193. In: Nishimura, S. (Ed.) Guide to Seashore Animals of Japan with Color Pictures and Keys. Vol. I. Hoikusha, Osaka.