A small marine animal belonging to the phylum Platyhelminthes, class Turbellaria, order Polycladida, family Stylofilamentidae. It is found on the coasts of Japan and lives under stones near the low and high tide lines. It usually crawls on the surface of stones, but can also swim. It is oval and flat, about 5 cm long and 3 cm wide. It has a pair of antennae near the front edge. The dorsal surface of the body is yellowish brown with grayish purple spots evenly distributed, and there are many black eyespots less than 1 mm in size at the base and along the front edge of the antennae. The ventral surface is light in color, with a mouth in the center, and the intestines can be seen branching out finely throughout the body from the mouth. Both this species and a similar species found in North America are said to be damaging to cultivated oysters. [Minegishi Hideo] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
扁形(へんけい)動物門渦虫綱多岐腸目スチロヒラムシ科に属する海産小動物。日本各地の海岸に分布し、干潮線と満潮線付近の石の下などにすむ。普通、石の表面をはうが、泳ぐこともある。体長5センチメートル、幅3センチメートルぐらいの楕円(だえん)形で扁平(へんぺい)。前縁の近くに1対の触角がある。体の背面は黄褐色の地色に灰紫色の斑点(はんてん)が一様に分布し、触角の基部および前縁に沿って黒色の1ミリメートル以下の眼点が多数ある。腹面は淡色で、中央に口があり、口を中心に腸管が体全体に細かく分岐しているのがみえる。この種も北アメリカ産の近似種も、養殖カキを食害するといわれている。 [峯岸秀雄] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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