Two new marine flatworms (Polycladida: Pseudocerotidae) from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India

• DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4221.1.5
• Publication Date: 2017-01-16T00:49:10Z
• Authors: SUDHANSHU DIXIT; C. RAGHUNATHAN; KAILASH CHANDRA
• Keywords: Islands; 0106 biological sciences; 2. Zero hunger; India; Polycladida; Biodiversity; 01 natural sciences; Rhabditophora; Platyhelminths; Pseudoceritidae; Animals; Animalia; Platyhelminthes; 14. Life underwater; Taxonomy

The genus Pseudoceros is one of the most flamboyant among polyclads and represented by 87 species worldwide. galatheensis sp. nov. P. nigropunctatus nov., based on morphological histological characters, have been described in present paper. Both had photographed past from other parts world but lacked formal description. These are an addition to polyclad fauna India.