Prosthiostomum
creator: Faubel, Anno
creator: Martinez, Olga
creator: Tyler, Seth
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Prosthiostomum Quatrefages, 1845
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2026). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Prosthiostomum Quatrefages, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142239 on 2026-08-30
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2010-06-17T14:41:58Z
replaces: 480067
replaces: 480068
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Prosthiostomum Quatrefages, 1845
family: Prosthiostomidae
genus: Prosthiostomum
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Kato, K. (1938). Polyclads from Amakusa, southern Japan. Japanese J. Zool., 7:559-576.
name published in: Minot, C. S. (1876-1877). Studien an Turbellarien. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Plathelminthen. Arbeiten Zool.-Zoot. Inst. Würzburg, III. Bd. Hamburg. Arb Zool-Zoot Inst Wurzburg, 3:405-471, Fig 16-20
name published in year: 1938
name published in year: 1876-1877
order: Polycladida
parent name usage ID: 142069
phylum: Platyhelminthes
scientific name authorship: Quatrefages, 1845
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted