| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Amyris hummelincki Marcus & Marcus, 1968 | |
Amyris hummelincki is a species of flatworm belonging to the family Faubelidae. It is found in the Lesser Antilles.
Description
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.
Etymology
Amyris hummelincki was named in honor of its collector, Pieter Wagenaar Hummelinck, a Dutch zoologist and botanist.
Distribution
Amyris hummelincki is known from specimens found in the Lesser Antilles, specifically on Curaçao and Bonaire (in Kralendijk).
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Amyris hummelincki Marcus & Marcus, 1968". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ 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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| Amyris hummelincki | |
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