WoRMS taxon details
Plagiostomum Schmidt, 1852
142260 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142260)
accepted
Genus
Plagiostomum boreale Schmidt, 1852 accepted as Plagiostomum vittatum (Frey & Leuckart, 1847) Jenssen, 1878 (type by monotypy)
Akamptostoma Riedl, 1959 · unaccepted (suppressed)
Alloeopharynx Steinböck, 1932 · unaccepted
Allopharynx Steinböck, 1932 · unaccepted
Brachyposthia Brandtner, 1934 · unaccepted
Haploophorum Marcus, 1948 · unaccepted
Plagiostoma Schmidt, 1852 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Plagistoma · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Rhabdostoma Girard, 1893 · unaccepted (nomen oblitum)
- Species Plagiostomum abboti Karling, 1962
- Species Plagiostomum achromaticum Mahan, 1946
- Species Plagiostomum acoluthum Marcus, 1948
- Species Plagiostomum aestuarium Wang & Wang, 2025
- Species Plagiostomum album Hyman, 1938
- Species Plagiostomum anocelis Brandtner, 1934
- Species Plagiostomum anthracinum Kulinitch, 1978
- Species Plagiostomum autectum Marcus, 1948
- Species Plagiostomum benedeni (Schmidt, 1852)
- Species Plagiostomum boehmigi Karling & Jondelius, 1995
- Species Plagiostomum brandtneri Kulinitch, 1980
- Species Plagiostomum caecum Bohmig, 1914
- Species Plagiostomum caspicum Grimm, 1876
- Species Plagiostomum caudatum Levinsen, 1879
- Species Plagiostomum chinoecetis Brandtner, 1934
- Species Plagiostomum chromogastrum Graff, 1890
- Species Plagiostomum cilioejaculator Brusa, 2006
- Species Plagiostomum clusum Marcus, 1951
- Species Plagiostomum cuticulata (Brandtner, 1934) Kulinitch, 1980
- Species Plagiostomum cuticulatum (Brandtner, 1934) Kulinich, 1980
- Species Plagiostomum dahlgreni Kepner, Stirewalt & Ferguson, 1941
- Species Plagiostomum drygalskii Bohmig, 1914
- Species Plagiostomum elachisterum (Marcus, 1948)
- Species Plagiostomum elongatum Gamble, 1893
- Species Plagiostomum evelinae Marcus, 1946
- Species Plagiostomum fabrei Fuhrmann, 1896
- Species Plagiostomum falklandicum Westblad, 1952
- Species Plagiostomum filicauda Westblad, 1956
- Species Plagiostomum flavum Brandtner, 1934
- Species Plagiostomum gibbum Noren, 2004
- Species Plagiostomum giganteum Sluys, 1992
- Species Plagiostomum girardi (Schmidt, 1857)
- Species Plagiostomum hartmani Karling, 1962
- Species Plagiostomum hartmeyeri Weiss, 1909
- Species Plagiostomum hedgpethi Karling, 1962
- Species Plagiostomum koreni Jensen, 1878
- Species Plagiostomum kurrum Marcus, 1951
- Species Plagiostomum lacustre Baylis, 1927
- Species Plagiostomum langi Karling, 1962
- Species Plagiostomum lapinum Marcus, 1952
- Species Plagiostomum lobatum Kulinitch, 1979
- Species Plagiostomum lutile Noren, 2004
- Species Plagiostomum maculatum Graff, 1882
- Species Plagiostomum makroposthia Brandtner, 1934
- Species Plagiostomum mamkaevi Kulinitch, 1978
- Species Plagiostomum meledanum Graff, 1911
- Species Plagiostomum mikropharynx An der Lan, 1936
- Species Plagiostomum morgani Graff, 1911
- Species Plagiostomum nanhaiensis Feng, Zhang, Tao, Sun & Wang, 2025
- Species Plagiostomum nonatoi Marcus, 1948
- Species Plagiostomum norvegicum (Karling, 1940)
- Species Plagiostomum nostrum Westblad, 1956
- Species Plagiostomum nucleipharyngeum Karling & Jondelius, 1995
- Species Plagiostomum ochroleucum Graff, 1882
- Species Plagiostomum opisthogonimum Reisinger, 1926
- Species Plagiostomum paradoxum An Der Lan, 1936
- Species Plagiostomum parasitorum Brandtner, 1934
- Species Plagiostomum personatum Noren, 2004
- Species Plagiostomum petrophilum Brandtner, 1934
- Species Plagiostomum philippinense Graff, 1882
- Species Plagiostomum plagae Feng, Zhang, Tao, Sun & Wang, 2025
- Species Plagiostomum porsildi Brandtner, 1934
- Species Plagiostomum providensiensis Kulinitch, 1970
- Species Plagiostomum pseudomaculatum (Gamble, 1893)
- Species Plagiostomum quadrioculatum Zacharias, 1894
- Species Plagiostomum remanei Marcus, 1954
- Species Plagiostomum reticulatum (Schmidt, 1852)
- Species Plagiostomum robusta Wang, 2024
- Species Plagiostomum rovignense An Der Lan, 1936
- Species Plagiostomum sagax Marcus, 1951
- Species Plagiostomum sagitta (Uljanin, 1870)
- Species Plagiostomum sorrentinum Riedl, 1954
- Species Plagiostomum spongophilum (Riedl, 1959)
- Species Plagiostomum stellatum Graff, 1911
- Species Plagiostomum striatum Westblad, 1956
- Species Plagiostomum sulphureum Graff, 1882
- Species Plagiostomum thelotrichum Marcus, 1951
- Species Plagiostomum violaceum Fuhrmann, 1896
- Species Plagiostomum vittatum (Frey & Leuckart, 1847) Jenssen, 1878
- Species Plagiostomum whitmani Graff, 1911
- Species Plagiostomum wilsoni Graff, 1911
- Species Plagiostomum xenophilum Riedl, 1959
- Species Plagiostomum boreale Schmidt, 1852 accepted as Plagiostomum vittatum (Frey & Leuckart, 1847) Jenssen, 1878
- Species Plagiostomum cavernae Riedl, 1959 accepted as Plicastoma cavernae Riedl, 1959
- Species Plagiostomum cinctum Meixner, 1938 accepted as Plagiostomum album Hyman, 1938 (Synonimized by Westblad (1956). See also Hyman (1964))
- Species Plagiostomum melenadum v.Graff, 1911 accepted as Plagiostomum meledanum Graff, 1911
- Species Plagiostomum productum Riedl, 1959 accepted as Plicastoma productum Riedl, 1959
- Species Plagiostomum siphonophorum (Schmidt, 1852) accepted as Plagiostomum chromogastrum Graff, 1890
- Species Plagiostomum sorrentium Riedl, 1954 accepted as Plagiostomum sorrentinum Riedl, 1954
- Species Plagiostomum spadix Riedl, 1959 accepted as Plicastoma spadix Riedl, 1959
- Species Plagiostomum vanbenedeni (Schmidt, 1852) v.Graff, 1882 accepted as Plagiostomum benedeni (Schmidt, 1852)
- Species Plagiostomum xenophtalmum (Riedl, 1959) accepted as Plicastoma xenophthalmum Riedl, 1959
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
neuter
Schmidt, O. (1852). Neue Rhabdocoelen aus dem nordischen und dem Adriatischen Meere. <em>Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 9: 490–505. With 5 plates.
page(s): 499 [details]
page(s): 499 [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2026). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Plagiostomum Schmidt, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142260 on 2026-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Schmidt, O. (1852). Neue Rhabdocoelen aus dem nordischen und dem Adriatischen Meere. <em>Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 9: 490–505. With 5 plates.
page(s): 499 [details]
original description (of Brachyposthia Brandtner, 1934) Brandtner, P. (1934). Ergebnisse einer von E.Reisinger & O.Steinböck mit Hilfe des Rask-Oersted Fonds durchgeführten zoologischen Reise in Grönland 1926. 5. Plagiostomidae. ((Plagiostomum, Brachyposthia n.g.)). Vidensk Medd Dank naturh Foren, 97: 87-150, pl.1-4 [details]
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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page(s): 499 [details]
original description (of Brachyposthia Brandtner, 1934) Brandtner, P. (1934). Ergebnisse einer von E.Reisinger & O.Steinböck mit Hilfe des Rask-Oersted Fonds durchgeführten zoologischen Reise in Grönland 1926. 5. Plagiostomidae. ((Plagiostomum, Brachyposthia n.g.)). Vidensk Medd Dank naturh Foren, 97: 87-150, pl.1-4 [details]
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
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source 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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Westblad, E. (1956). Marine "Alloeocoels" (Turbellaria) from North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. II. A new freshwater Plagiostomum species. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> 9: 131–174. [details]
additional source Kulinitch, L. Yu. (1980). Utilization of numerical polytomous key to make the taxonomic status of species of the genus Plagiostomum (Turbellaria, Prolecithophora) more precise. <em>Zool. Zh.</em> 59:1285-1294. [details]
additional source 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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Westblad, E. (1956). Marine "Alloeocoels" (Turbellaria) from North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. II. A new freshwater Plagiostomum species. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> 9: 131–174. [details]
additional source Kulinitch, L. Yu. (1980). Utilization of numerical polytomous key to make the taxonomic status of species of the genus Plagiostomum (Turbellaria, Prolecithophora) more precise. <em>Zool. Zh.</em> 59:1285-1294. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plagiostoma) (from synonym Plagiostoma Schmidt, 1852)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plagiostomum)
To Genbank
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Plagiostoma Schmidt, 1852)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Plagistoma)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Alloeopharynx Steinböck, 1932)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Akamptostoma Riedl, 1959)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Allopharynx Steinböck, 1932)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Brachyposthia Brandtner, 1934)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Haploophorum Marcus, 1948)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Rhabdostoma Girard, 1893)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 072456)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plagiostomum)
To Genbank
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Plagiostoma Schmidt, 1852)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Plagistoma)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Alloeopharynx Steinböck, 1932)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Akamptostoma Riedl, 1959)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Allopharynx Steinböck, 1932)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Brachyposthia Brandtner, 1934)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Haploophorum Marcus, 1948)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Rhabdostoma Girard, 1893)To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 072456)
To ITIS
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