WoRMS taxon details
Alaurina composita Metschnikoff, 1861
AphiaID: 142785
AphiaID: 142785
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Rhabditophora (Class) > Macrostomorpha (Superorder) > Macrostomida (Order) > Microstomidae (Family) > Alaurina (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Alaurina Busch, 1851 | ||||||||||
| Source |
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] | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Cobscook Bay [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Gulf of Maine [details] North West Atlantic [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI | ||||||||||
| Notes |
Diet: generally, most turbellarians are carnivorous or are scavengers on dead animal tissue [details] Distribution: geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy [details] Habitat: benthic [details] Reproduction: hermaphroditic yet self-fertilization is uncommon [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142785 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Tyler, S. (2013). Alaurina composita Metschnikoff, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142785 on 2013-05-20 | |||||||||||
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