Syndesmis longicanalis
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| Syndesmis longicanalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Rhabdocoela |
| Family: | Umagillidae |
| Genus: | Syndesmis |
| Species: | S. longicanalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Syndesmis longicanalis Moens, Martens & Schockaert, 1994 | |
Syndesmis longicanalis is a species of marine flatworm endemic to the waters off Kenya. They are commensal symbionts of sea urchins.
Syndesmis longicanalis belongs to the genus Syndesmis of the subfamily Umagillinae in the family Umagillidae. The specific name longicanalis is Latin for "long canal". It refers to the species' distinctively very long bursal canal. It was first described in 1994 by Jozef B. Moens, Els E. Martens, and Ernest R. Schockaert. The type specimen was recovered in February 1992 from Nyali, Mombasa, Kenya; from the intestine of a flower urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus) recovered from a depth of 2 to 5 m (7 to 16 ft).[1][2]