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Mecynostomum Beneden, 1870 
AphiaID: 142171

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Xenacoelomorpha (Phylum) > Acoelomorpha (Subphylum) > Acoela (Order) > Mecynostomidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Mecynostomidae Dörjes, 1968
Sources  basis of record: Faubel, A.; Noreña, C. (2001). Turbellaria, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 123-136 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

additional source: Schockaert, E.R.; Jouk, P.E.H.; Martens, P.M. (1989). Free-living Plathelminthes from the Belgian coast and adjacent areas, in: Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.) (1989). Proceedings of the Symposium "Invertebrates of Belgium". pp. 19-25 (look up in IMIS[details]

Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Species Mecynostomum auritum (Schultze M, 1851)
Species Mecynostomum caudatum (Uljanin, 1870)
Species Mecynostomum filiferum Ax, 1963
Species Mecynostomum haplovarium Dörjes, 1968
Species Mecynostomum predatum Faubel, 1976
Species Mecynostomum sicilianum Riedl, 1954
Species Mecynostomum tenuissimum (Westblad, 1946)
Species Mecynostomum torquens Kozloff, 2000

Species Mecynostomum cordiforme Levinsen, 1879 (nomen dubium)
Species Mecynostomum lentiferum Levinsen, 1879 (nomen dubium)

Species Mecynostomum agile Jensen, 1878 accepted as Archaphanostoma agile (Jensen, 1878)
Species Mecynostomum arenarium Ax, 1959 accepted as Haplogonaria arenaria (Ax, 1959)
Species Mecynostomum bathycola Westblad, 1948 accepted as Eumecynostomum bathycolum (Westblad, 1948)
Species Mecynostomum daenum Marcus, 1954 accepted as Pseudactinoposthia daena (Marcus, 1954)
Species Mecynostomum evelinae Marcus, 1948 accepted as Eumecynostomum evelinae (Marcus, 1948)
Species Mecynostomum idium Marcus, 1954 accepted as Haplogonaria idia (Marcus, 1954)
Species Mecynostomum lutheri Westblad, 1948 accepted as Pelophila lutheri (Westblad, 1946)
Species Mecynostomum macrobursalium (Westblad, 1946) accepted as Eumecynostomum macrobursalium (Westblad, 1946)
Species Mecynostomum macrospiriferum Westblad, 1948 accepted as Archaphanostoma macrospiriferum (Westblad, 1946)
Species Mecynostomum minima (Westblad, 1946) accepted as Haplogonaria minima (Westblad, 1946)
Species Mecynostomum pallidum (Beklemischev, 1915) accepted as Eumecynostomum pallidum (Beklemischev, 1915)
Species Mecynostomum pellitum Marcus, 1951 accepted as Haplogonaria pellita (Marcus, 1951)
Species Mecynostomum pulchellum (Uljanin, 1870) accepted as Nadina pulchella Uljanin, 1870
Species Mecynostomum rhomboides Westblad, 1946 accepted as Archaphanostoma agile (Jensen, 1878)
Species Mecynostomum sanguineum (Beklemischev, 1915) accepted as Pseudactinoposthia sanguineum (Beklemischev, 1915)
Species Mecynostomum sizilianum Riedl, 1954 accepted as Praeaphanostoma sizilianum (Riedl, 1954)
Environment marine
Link To GenBank
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142171
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Faubel, Anno
2006-09-25 06:54:45Z  changed  Martinez, Olga
2010-06-17 13:18:29Z  checked  Tyler, Seth
  
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  Citation: Tyler, S. (2013). Mecynostomum Beneden, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142171 on 2013-06-20
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