Macrostomidae
| Macrostomidae | |
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| An adult Antromacrostomum armatum | |
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| Family: | Macrostomidae
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Antromacrostomum | |
The Macrostomidae[1] are a family of small basal free-living flatworms (Macrostomida, Turbellaria, Platyhelminthes), and members of the marine, brackish, freshwater meiobenthos.[1] There are currently about 180 named species in this family. [2]
Description
For the diagnosis of the Macrostomidae see [1] and [2]
References
- ^ a b c van Beneden, E. 1870. Étude zoologique et anatomique du genre Macrostomum comprenant la description de deux especes nouvelles. Bulletin de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 30:116-133, one plate.
- ^ a b Tyler, S., Schilling, S., Hooge, M., and Bush L. F. (comp.) (2006-2009) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.5 http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb2.php?action=1&code=2776
External links
Turbellarian Taxonomic Database: A listing of the taxonomy of turbellarians (http://turbellaria.umaine.edu)
Macrostomorpha Taxonomy and Phylogeny EDIT Scratchpad (http://macrostomorpha.info)