WoRMS taxon details
Plagiostomula vivipara Westblad, 1956
142895 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142895)
accepted
Species
marine
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]
Taxonomic remark Karling (1963: p. 496) mentions that Westblad's material of this species actually is of two species, one of which Ulianinia...
Taxonomic remark Karling (1963: p. 496) mentions that Westblad's material of this species actually is of two species, one of which Ulianinia mollissima. [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Plagiostomula vivipara Westblad, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142895 on 2025-11-21
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
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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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
Taxonomy
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Karling (1963: p. 496) mentions that Westblad's material of this species actually is of two species, one of which Ulianinia mollissima. [details]