WoRMS name details
Mesostomum
852756 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:852756)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Genus
- Species Mesostomum agile Levinsen, 1879 accepted as Promesostoma agile (Levinsen, 1879) Graff, 1882 accepted as Maehrenthalia agilis (Levinsen, 1879) Graff, 1905
- Species Mesostomum bifidum McIntosh, 1874 accepted as Pseudorhynchus bifidus (McIntosh, 1874) Graff, 1882 accepted as Astrotorhynchus bifidus (McIntosh, 1874) Graff, 1905 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mesostomum chlorosticum Schmidt, 1857 accepted as Proxenetes chlorosticus (Schmidt, 1857) Graff, 1882
- Species Mesostomum echinatum Uljanin, 1870 accepted as Proxenetes echinatus (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mesostomum ellipticum Uljanin, 1870 accepted as Promesostoma ellipticum (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mesostomum ensifer Uljanin, 1870 accepted as Promesostoma ensifer (Uljanin, 1870) Pereyaslawzewa, 1892 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mesostomum flabelliferum Levinsen, 1879 accepted as Proxenetes flabellifer Jensen, 1878 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mesostomum lenticulatum Schmidt, 1852 accepted as Turbella lenticulata (Schmidt, 1852) Diesing, 1862 accepted as Promesostoma lenticulatum (Schmidt, 1852) Graff, 1882 accepted as Beauchampiella lenticulata (Schmidt, 1852) Karling, 1956 accepted as Beauchampiola lenticulata (Schmidt, 1852) Luther, 1957
- Species Mesostomum lugdunense De Man, 1875 accepted as Mesostoma lugdunense De Man, 1875 (Genus name with the wrong ending (See note on the genus))
- Species Mesostomum marmoratum Schultze, 1851 accepted as Promesostoma marmoratum (Schultze, 1851) Graff, 1882 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mesostomum ovoideum Schmidt, 1852 accepted as Turbella ovoidea (Schmidt, 1852) Diesing, 1862 accepted as Promesostoma ovoideum (Schmidt, 1852) Graff, 1882
- Species Mesostomum ovoideum Uljanin, 1870 accepted as Promesostoma solea (Schmidt, 1857) Graff, 1882
- Species Mesostomum sensitivum Uljanin, 1870 accepted as Proxenetes sensitivus (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882
- Species Mesostomum solea Schmidt, 1857 accepted as Turbella solea (Schmidt, 1857) Diesing, 1862 accepted as Promesostoma solea (Schmidt, 1857) Graff, 1882 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mesostomum striatum Uljanin, 1870 accepted as Proxenetes striatus (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mesostomum violaceum Levinsen, 1879 accepted as Promesostoma ovoideum (Schmidt, 1852) Graff, 1882
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
neuter
Not documented
Nomenclature The names Mesostoma and Mesostomum ware in the 19th and beginning of the 20th often used intercheangebly. The only correct...
Nomenclature The names Mesostoma and Mesostomum ware in the 19th and beginning of the 20th often used intercheangebly. The only correct name is Mesostoma, Mesostomum being a junior emendation. [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2026). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Mesostomum. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=852756 on 2026-02-18
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Nomenclature
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(of Mesostoma Dugès, 1830) Dugès, A. (1830). Aperçu de quelques observations nouvelles sur les Planaires et plusieurs genres voisins. <em>Annales des Sciences naturelles.</em> 1. Ser. Tom. 21: 72-91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32172479
page(s): 76; note: See "Note on authority" under Notes [details]
basis of record Örsted, A.S. (1844). Entwurf einer systematischen Einteilung und speciellen Beschreibung der Plattwuermer auf microscopische Untersuchungen gegründet. <em>J.C. Scharling, Copenhagen.</em> 96 p., 3 taf. [details]
page(s): 76; note: See "Note on authority" under Notes [details]
basis of record Örsted, A.S. (1844). Entwurf einer systematischen Einteilung und speciellen Beschreibung der Plattwuermer auf microscopische Untersuchungen gegründet. <em>J.C. Scharling, Copenhagen.</em> 96 p., 3 taf. [details]
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Nomenclature The names Mesostoma and Mesostomum ware in the 19th and beginning of the 20th often used intercheangebly. The only correct name is Mesostoma, Mesostomum being a junior emendation. [details]
