WoRMS taxon details
Spathebothrium simplex Linton, 1922
160097 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160097)
accepted
Species
marine
Not documented
Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy
Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy [details]
WoRMS (2024). Spathebothrium simplex Linton, 1922. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160097 on 2024-04-24
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basis of record
Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Kuchta, R., Scholz, T. (2017). Spathebothriidea Wardle & McLeod, 1952. <em>In Planetary Biodiversity Inventory (2008-2017): Tapeworms from Vertebrate Bowels of the Earth.</em> J. N. Caira & K. Jensen (eds). University of Kansas, Natural History Museum, Special Publication No. 25, KS, USA, pp. 349-356. [details]
additional source Kuchta, R., Scholz, T. (2017). Spathebothriidea Wardle & McLeod, 1952. <em>In Planetary Biodiversity Inventory (2008-2017): Tapeworms from Vertebrate Bowels of the Earth.</em> J. N. Caira & K. Jensen (eds). University of Kansas, Natural History Museum, Special Publication No. 25, KS, USA, pp. 349-356. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Diet generally, most turbellarians are carnivorous or are scavengers on dead animal tissue [details]Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Reproduction hermaphroditic yet self-fertilization is uncommon [details]
