WoRMS taxon details
Xenacoelomorpha
592916 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:592916)
Philippe, Brinkmann, Copley, Moroz, Nakano, Poustka, Wallberg, Peterson & Telford, 2011
accepted
Phylum
- Subphylum Acoelomorpha
- Infraphylum Xenoturbellida
- Subphylum Xenacoela (uncertain)
marine, brackish, fresh
Philippe, H.; Brinkmann, H.; Copley, R. R.; Moroz, L. L.; Nakano, H.; Poustka, A. J.; Wallberg, A.; Peterson, K. J.; Telford, M. J. (2011). Acoelomorph flatworms are deuterostomes related to Xenoturbella. <em>Nature.</em> 470(7333), 255-258., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09676 [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2026). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Xenacoelomorpha. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592916 on 2026-05-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Philippe, H.; Brinkmann, H.; Copley, R. R.; Moroz, L. L.; Nakano, H.; Poustka, A. J.; Wallberg, A.; Peterson, K. J.; Telford, M. J. (2011). Acoelomorph flatworms are deuterostomes related to Xenoturbella. <em>Nature.</em> 470(7333), 255-258., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09676 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Kück, P.; Wilkinson, M. (2026). Clarifying Xenacoelomorpha phylogeny: A polarized quartet-based analysis with SeaLion. <em>Gene.</em> 992: 150072., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2026.150072 [details]
