Planaria grossa
creator: Tyler, Seth
creator: Artois, Tom
date: 2026-08-28
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: Planaria grossa (Müller, 1774) Müller, 1776
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. Planaria grossa (Müller, 1774) Müller, 1776. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=486157 on 2026-08-27
created: 2010-06-25T09:25:58Z
is replaced by: 486706
modified: 2023-04-08T09:44:03Z
replaces: 486751
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Planaria grossa (Müller, 1774) Müller, 1776
accepted name usage ID: 486706
family: Planariidae
genus: Planaria
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. [Book]. Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol. 1 [part 2]: 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774]; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber.
name published in year: 1773-1774
order: Tricladida
parent name usage ID: 152665
phylum: Platyhelminthes
scientific name authorship: (Müller, 1774) Müller, 1776
specific epithet: grossa
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: superseded combination