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Acoela

AphiaID

2847 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2847)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Order

Parent

Acoelomorpha

Direct children (15)

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Family Actinoposthiidae Hooge, 2001
Family Antigonariidae Dörjes, 1968
Family Antroposthiidae Faubel, 1976
Suborder Bursalia
Family Diopisthoporidae Westblad, 1940
Family Nadinidae Dörjes, 1968
Family Paratomellidae Dörjes, 1966
Family Taurididae Kostenko, 1989
Family Anaperidae Dörjes, 1968 accepted as Convolutidae Graff, 1905 (junior synonym)
Family Aphanostomidae accepted as Convolutidae Graff, 1905
Family Childiidae Dörjes, 1968 accepted as Mecynostomidae Dörjes, 1968 (junior synonym)
Genus Cyrtomorpha Graff, 1882 accepted as Amphiscolops Graff, 1904
Family Haploposthiidae Westblad, 1948 accepted as Proporidae Graff, 1882 (junior synonym)
Family Polycanthiidae Hooge, 2003 accepted as Proporidae Graff, 1882 (junior synonym)
Family Sagittiferidae Kostenko & Mamkaev, 1990 accepted as Convolutidae Graff, 1905 (junior synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Acoela. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2847 on 2024-10-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2016-06-15 09:14:08Z

checked

Tyler, Seth

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

additional source Jouk, P. & Schockaert, E. (2002). Species composition and diversity of free-living Plathelminthes (Turbellaria) from sandy beaches at the Belgian coast. <em>Bull. Kon. Belg. Inst. Natuurwet. Biologie.</em> 72(Suppl.): 35-41. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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Language	Name
English	acoel flatworms	[details]
Japanese	無腸目	[details]
Swedish	ädelstensmaskar	[details]

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