| Hylocelis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Polycladida |
| Family: | Cryptocelidae |
| Genus: | Hylocelis Faubel, 1983 |
Hylocelis is a genus of flatworm belonging to the family Cryptocelidae.
Description
Hylocelis is distinguished from other members of Cryptocelidae by the presence of tentacles, and tentacular and cerebral eye clusters. The male copulatory apparatus has a seminal vesicle and a penis stylet. The stylet is connected to the prostatic vesicle via a coiling ejaculatory duct. The female apparatus has a vagina bulbosa and a Lang's vesicle.
Species
The following species are recognized in Hylocelis:
- Hylocelis californica (Heath & McGregor, 1912)
- Hylocelis diabloensis Bulnes, Faubel & Ponce de Leon, 2003
- Hylocelis huina (Marcus, 1954)
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Hylocelis Faubel, 1983". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- Bulnes, V. N.; Faubel, A; Ponce de Leon, R. (2003). "New species of Stylochocestididae and Cryptocelididae (Plathelminthes, Polycladida: Acotylea) from the Atlantic coast of Uruguay". Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut. 100: 59–72 .
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