Amyris hummelincki
| Amyris hummelincki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Polycladida |
| Family: | Faubelidae |
| Genus: | Amyris |
| Species: | A. hummelincki
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| Binomial name | |
| Amyris hummelincki Marcus & Marcus, 1968
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Amyris hummelincki is a species of flatworm belonging to the family Faubelidae.[1] It is found in the Lesser Antilles.
Description
[edit]Amyris hummelincki is around 7.5–10 mm in length and roughly 1.5 mm in width. It is colorless when preserved. The eyes form elongate clusters of up to 20 eyes each.[2]
Etymology
[edit]Amyris hummelincki was named in honor of its collector, Pieter Wagenaar Hummelinck, a Dutch zoologist and botanist.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Amyris hummelincki is known from specimens found in the Lesser Antilles, specifically on Curaçao and Bonaire (in Kralendijk).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Amyris hummelincki Marcus & Marcus, 1968". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ a b c 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.
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