WoRMS taxon details
Macrostomum Schmidt, 1848
Archimacrostomum Ferguson, 1954 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Axia Ferguson, 1954 · unaccepted (Junior synonym)
Inframacrostomum Ferguson, 1954 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Macrostoma Örsted, 1843 · unaccepted > junior homonym
- Species Macrostomum acutum Ax, 2008
- Species Macrostomum astericis Schmidt & Sopott-Ehlers, 1976
- Species Macrostomum australiense Faubel, Blome & Cannon, 1994
- Species Macrostomum axi Papi, 1959
- Species Macrostomum balticum Luther, 1947
- Species Macrostomum baoanense Wang & Fang, 2016
- Species Macrostomum beaufortense Ferguson, 1937
- Species Macrostomum bellebaruchae Ax, 2008
- Species Macrostomum bicurvistyla Armonies & Hellwig, 1987
- Species Macrostomum boreale Riedel, 1932
- Species Macrostomum brandi Wang & Shi, 2022
- Species Macrostomum brevituba Armonies & Hellwig, 1987
- Species Macrostomum burti Ax & Armonies, 1987
- Species Macrostomum calcaris Ax, 2008
- Species Macrostomum clavituba Ax, 2008
- Species Macrostomum cliftonense Schärer & Brand, 2019
- Species Macrostomum contortum Beklemischev, 1951
- Species Macrostomum coomerense Faubel & Cameron, 2001
- Species Macrostomum curvituba Luther, 1947
- Species Macrostomum ensiferum Beklemischev, 1951
- Species Macrostomum ermini Ax, 1959
- Species Macrostomum evelinae Marcus, 1946
- Species Macrostomum extraculum Ax & Armonies, 1990
- Species Macrostomum flexum Ax, 2008
- Species Macrostomum gallicum Ax, 2008
- Species Macrostomum galloprovinciale Schmidt & Sopott-Ehlers, 1976
- Species Macrostomum gieysztori Ferguson, 1939
- Species Macrostomum gracile Pereyaslawzewa, 1892
- Species Macrostomum graffi Ferguson, 1939
- Species Macrostomum greenwoodi Faubel & Cameron, 2001
- Species Macrostomum guttulatum Ax, 2008
- Species Macrostomum hamatum Luther, 1947
- Species Macrostomum hustedi Jones, 1944
- Species Macrostomum hystricinum Beklemischev, 1951
- Species Macrostomum ideficis Schmidt & Sopott-Ehlers, 1976
- Species Macrostomum incurvatum Ax, 2008
- Species Macrostomum janickei Schärer, 2019
- Species Macrostomum kepneri (Ferguson & Jones, 1940)
- Species Macrostomum lignano Ladurner, Schärer, Salvenmoser & Rieger, 2005
- Species Macrostomum lineare Uljanin, 1870
- Species Macrostomum littorale Wang & Shi, 2022
- Species Macrostomum longistyliferum Ax, 1956
- Species Macrostomum longituba Papi, 1953
- Species Macrostomum magnacurvituba Ax, 1994
- Species Macrostomum majesticis Schmidt & Sopott-Ehlers, 1976
- Species Macrostomum mediterraneum Ax, 1956
- Species Macrostomum minutum (Luther, 1947)
- Species Macrostomum mirumnovem Schärer & Brand, 2019
- Species Macrostomum mystrophorum Meixner, 1926
- Species Macrostomum obelicis Schmidt & Sopott-Ehlers, 1976
- Species Macrostomum orthostylum Braun, 1885
- Species Macrostomum peteraxi Mack-Fira, 1971
- Species Macrostomum phocurum Marcus, 1954
- Species Macrostomum prognosticis Schmidt & Sopott-Ehlers, 1976
- Species Macrostomum pseudosinense Wang & Zhang, 2021
- Species Macrostomum puntapiedrense Brusa, 2006
- Species Macrostomum pusillum Ax, 1951
- Species Macrostomum qiaochengense Wang & Fang, 2017
- Species Macrostomum rectum Ax, 2008
- Species Macrostomum romanicum Mack-Fira, 1968
- Species Macrostomum rubrocinctum Ax, 1951
- Species Macrostomum salemense Beltagi & El-Said, 2003
- Species Macrostomum semicirculatum Ax, 2008
- Species Macrostomum shekouense Wang & Shi, 2022
- Species Macrostomum shenda Wang & Xin, 2019
- Species Macrostomum shenzhenense Wang & Wang, 2017
- Species Macrostomum spirale Ax, 1956
- Species Macrostomum spiriger Wang & Xin, 2019
- Species Macrostomum stylopensillum Jones, 1939
- Species Macrostomum sublitorale (Faubel & Warwick, 2005)
- Species Macrostomum taurinum Wang & Zhang, 2021
- Species Macrostomum tenuicauda Luther, 1947
- Species Macrostomum timavi Graff, 1905
- Species Macrostomum troubadicus Schmidt & Sopott-Ehlers, 1976
- Species Macrostomum uncinatum Ax, 2008
- Species Macrostomum velastylum Brusa, 2006
- Species Macrostomum zhujiangense Wang & Fang, 2016
- Species Macrostomum auritum Schultze, 1851 accepted as Mecynostomum auritum (Schultze, 1851) (Synonym)
- Species Macrostomum baoanensis Wang & Fang, 2016 accepted as Macrostomum baoanense Wang & Fang, 2016 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Macrostomum beaufortensis Ferguson, 1937 accepted as Macrostomum beaufortense Ferguson, 1937 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Macrostomum caudatum Uljanin, 1870 accepted as Mecynostomum caudatum (Uljanin, 1870) (Synonym)
- Species Macrostomum cliftonensis Schärer & Brand, 2019 accepted as Macrostomum cliftonense Schärer & Brand, 2019 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Macrostomum coomerensis Faubel & Cameron, 2001 accepted as Macrostomum coomerense Faubel & Cameron, 2001 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Macrostomum gabriellae Marcus, 1949 accepted as Macrostomum beaufortense Ferguson, 1937 (junior synonym)
- Species Macrostomum gracile Gieysztor, 1931 accepted as Macrostomum gieysztori Ferguson, 1939
- Species Macrostomum norfolkensis Jones & Ferguson, 1940 accepted as Macrostomum norfolkense Jones & Ferguson, 1940 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Macrostomum parthenopeum Beklemischev, 1951 accepted as Macrostomum rubrocinctum Ax, 1951 (junior synonym)
- Species Macrostomum puntapiedrensis Brusa, 2006 accepted as Macrostomum puntapiedrense Brusa, 2006 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Macrostomum qiaochengensis Wang & Fang, 2017 accepted as Macrostomum qiaochengense Wang & Fang, 2017 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Macrostomum salemensis Beltagi & El-Said, 2003 accepted as Macrostomum salemense Beltagi & El-Said, 2003 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Macrostomum scrobiculariae Graff, 1882 accepted as Paravortex scrobiculariae (Graff, 1882) Wahl, 1906
- Species Macrostomum shenzhenensis Wang & Wang, 2017 accepted as Macrostomum shenzhenense Wang & Wang, 2017 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Macrostomum zhujiangensis Wang & Fang, 2016 accepted as Macrostomum zhujiangense Wang & Fang, 2016 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Macrostomum pseudoobtusum Beklemischev, 1927 (uncertain > nomen dubium, nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
neuter
Schmidt, O. (1848). Die rhabdocoelen Strudelwürmer (Turbellaria Rhabdocoela) des süssen Wassers. <em>Friedrich Mauke, Jena.</em> 65 p. + 6 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34995539
page(s): 54 [details]
page(s): 54 [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Macrostomum Schmidt, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142205 on 2025-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Schmidt, O. (1848). Die rhabdocoelen Strudelwürmer (Turbellaria Rhabdocoela) des süssen Wassers. <em>Friedrich Mauke, Jena.</em> 65 p. + 6 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34995539
page(s): 54 [details]
original description (of Archimacrostomum Ferguson, 1954) Ferguson, F. F. (1954). Monograph of the Macrostomine Worms of Turbellaria. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 73(2): 137-164., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3223751
page(s): 145 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Axia Ferguson, 1954) Ferguson, F. F. (1954). Monograph of the Macrostomine Worms of Turbellaria. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 73(2): 137-164., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3223751
page(s): 147 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Inframacrostomum Ferguson, 1954) Ferguson, F. F. (1954). Monograph of the Macrostomine Worms of Turbellaria. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 73(2): 137-164., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3223751
page(s): 145 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Macrostoma Örsted, 1843) Örsted, A. S. (1843). Forsog til en ny Classification af Planarierne (Planariea Dugès) grundet paa mikroskopisk-anatomiske Undersogelser. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift.</em> 4(8): 519–581., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2323275
page(s): 565 [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
[request]
page(s): 54 [details]
original description (of Archimacrostomum Ferguson, 1954) Ferguson, F. F. (1954). Monograph of the Macrostomine Worms of Turbellaria. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 73(2): 137-164., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3223751
page(s): 145 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Axia Ferguson, 1954) Ferguson, F. F. (1954). Monograph of the Macrostomine Worms of Turbellaria. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 73(2): 137-164., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3223751
page(s): 147 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Inframacrostomum Ferguson, 1954) Ferguson, F. F. (1954). Monograph of the Macrostomine Worms of Turbellaria. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 73(2): 137-164., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3223751
page(s): 145 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Macrostoma Örsted, 1843) Örsted, A. S. (1843). Forsog til en ny Classification af Planarierne (Planariea Dugès) grundet paa mikroskopisk-anatomiske Undersogelser. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift.</em> 4(8): 519–581., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2323275
page(s): 565 [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

Other
additional source
Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Schockaert, E. R.; Jouk, P. E. H.; Martens, P. M. (1989). Free-living Plathelminthes from the Belgian coast and adjacent areas. <em>In: Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.) (1989). Proceedings of the Symposium Invertebrates of Belgium.</em> pp. 19-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Schockaert, E. R.; Jouk, P. E. H.; Martens, P. M. (1989). Free-living Plathelminthes from the Belgian coast and adjacent areas. <em>In: Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.) (1989). Proceedings of the Symposium Invertebrates of Belgium.</em> pp. 19-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]




To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Axia) (from synonym Axia Ferguson, 1954)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macrostomum)
To Genbank (from synonym Archimacrostomum Ferguson, 1954)
To Genbank (from synonym Inframacrostomum Ferguson, 1954)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macrostomum)
To Genbank (from synonym Archimacrostomum Ferguson, 1954)
To Genbank (from synonym Inframacrostomum Ferguson, 1954)
To ITIS