WoRMS taxon details
Proporidae Graff, 1882
Haploposthiidae Westblad, 1948 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Polycanthiidae Hooge, 2003 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Genus Adenocauda Dörjes, 1968
- Genus Afronta Hyman, 1944
- Genus Deuterogonaria Dörjes, 1968
- Genus Haplogonaria Dörjes, 1968
- Genus Haploposthia An der Lan, 1936
- Genus Kuma Marcus, 1950
- Genus Parahaplogonaria Dörjes, 1968
- Genus Parahaploposthia Dörjes, 1968
- Genus Polycanthus Hooge, 2003
- Genus Praeanaperus Faubel & Regier, 1983
- Genus Proporus Schmidt, 1848
- Genus Pseudohaplogonaria Dörjes, 1968
- Genus Pseudokuma Dörjes, 1968
- Genus Simplicomorpha Dörjes, 1968
marine
Not documented
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2026). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Proporidae Graff, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142042 on 2026-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Polycanthiidae Hooge, 2003) Hooge M.D. (2003) Two new families, three new genera, and four new species of acoel flatworms (Acoela, Platyhelminthes) from Queensland, Australia Cah.Biol.Mar 44: 275-298 (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.816C73D7 [details] Available for editors 
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basis of record Faubel, A.; Noreña, C. (2001). Turbellaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 123-136 (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]basis of record Faubel, A.; Noreña, C. (2001). Turbellaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 123-136 (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Deprez, T. (1999). Taxonlan. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Male copulatory organ posteroterminal, seminal vesicle present. Pharynx, when present located anteriorly . Ovaries never reaching behind testes. [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haploposthiidae) (from synonym Haploposthiidae Westblad, 1948)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polycanthiidae) (from synonym Polycanthiidae Hooge, 2003)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Proporidae)
To Genbank (from synonym Haploposthiidae Westblad, 1948)
To Genbank (from synonym Polycanthiidae Hooge, 2003)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Polycanthiidae Hooge, 2003)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Haploposthiidae Westblad, 1948)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polycanthiidae) (from synonym Polycanthiidae Hooge, 2003)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Proporidae)
To Genbank (from synonym Haploposthiidae Westblad, 1948)
To Genbank (from synonym Polycanthiidae Hooge, 2003)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Polycanthiidae Hooge, 2003)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Haploposthiidae Westblad, 1948)To ITIS
