Turbellarians taxon details
Gyratrix proavus Meixner, 1929
143185 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143185)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Meixner, J. (1929). Morphologisch-ökologische Studien an neuen Turbellarien aus dem Meeressande der Kieler Bucht. <em>Zeitschrift fur Morphologie und Okologie der Tiere.</em> 14: 765-791., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00419332 [details] Available for editors 
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Gyratrix proavus Meixner, 1929. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143185 on 2025-05-12
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Meixner, J. (1929). Morphologisch-ökologische Studien an neuen Turbellarien aus dem Meeressande der Kieler Bucht. <em>Zeitschrift fur Morphologie und Okologie der Tiere.</em> 14: 765-791., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00419332 [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Karling, T. G. (1992). Identification of the Kalyptorhynchia (Plathelminthes) in Meixner's 'Turbellaria' 1938 with remarks on the morphology and distribution of the species in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 21: 103-118. [details] Available for editors
additional source Martínez, A.; Di Domenico, M.; Leasi, F.; Curini-Galletti, M.; Todaro, M. A.; Zotto, M. D.; Gobert, S.; Artois, T.; Norenburg, J.; Jörger, K. M.; Núñez, J.; Fontaneto, D.; Worsaae, K. (2019). Patterns of diversity and endemism of soft-bodied meiofauna in an oceanic island, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 49(5): 2033-2055., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-019-01007-0 [details] Available for editors
additional source Puccinelli I. & Curini-Galletti M.C. (1987) Chromosomal evolution and speciation in marine populations of Gyratrix hermaphroditus sensu lato (Platyhelminthes: Kalyptorhynchia) and in other species of the Gyratricinae Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 106: 311-320 [details] Available for editors
additional source Tessens, B.; Janssen, T.; Artois, T. (2014). Molecular phylogeny of Kalyptorhynchia (Rhabdocoela, Platyhelminthes) inferred from ribosomal sequence data. <i>Zoologica Scripta</i>. 43: 519-530., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12066 [details] Available for editors
additional source Meixner, J. (1938). Turbellaria (Strudelwürmer). <em>Die Tierwelt der Nord- und Ostsee. Allgemeiner Teil. In: G. Grimpe, E. Wagler, A Remane (eds).</em> 33(IVb): 1-146, 220 f. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Evdonin, L. A. (1977). Monograph of the Turbellaria Kalyptorhynchia in the fauna of the USSR and adjacent areas. [In Russian]. Fauna USSR. Turbellaria, Vol 1, Pt 1. Fauna USSR (NS), 115:1-400 [details] Available for editors
redescription Karling, T. G. (1955). Studien über Kalyptorhynchien (Turbellaria) V. Der Verwandtschaftskreis von Gyratrix Ehrenberg. <em>Acta Zoologica Fennica.</em> 88:1-39. [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Karling, T. G. (1992). Identification of the Kalyptorhynchia (Plathelminthes) in Meixner's 'Turbellaria' 1938 with remarks on the morphology and distribution of the species in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 21: 103-118. [details] Available for editors
additional source Martínez, A.; Di Domenico, M.; Leasi, F.; Curini-Galletti, M.; Todaro, M. A.; Zotto, M. D.; Gobert, S.; Artois, T.; Norenburg, J.; Jörger, K. M.; Núñez, J.; Fontaneto, D.; Worsaae, K. (2019). Patterns of diversity and endemism of soft-bodied meiofauna in an oceanic island, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 49(5): 2033-2055., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-019-01007-0 [details] Available for editors
additional source Puccinelli I. & Curini-Galletti M.C. (1987) Chromosomal evolution and speciation in marine populations of Gyratrix hermaphroditus sensu lato (Platyhelminthes: Kalyptorhynchia) and in other species of the Gyratricinae Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 106: 311-320 [details] Available for editors
additional source Tessens, B.; Janssen, T.; Artois, T. (2014). Molecular phylogeny of Kalyptorhynchia (Rhabdocoela, Platyhelminthes) inferred from ribosomal sequence data. <i>Zoologica Scripta</i>. 43: 519-530., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12066 [details] Available for editors
additional source Meixner, J. (1938). Turbellaria (Strudelwürmer). <em>Die Tierwelt der Nord- und Ostsee. Allgemeiner Teil. In: G. Grimpe, E. Wagler, A Remane (eds).</em> 33(IVb): 1-146, 220 f. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Evdonin, L. A. (1977). Monograph of the Turbellaria Kalyptorhynchia in the fauna of the USSR and adjacent areas. [In Russian]. Fauna USSR. Turbellaria, Vol 1, Pt 1. Fauna USSR (NS), 115:1-400 [details] Available for editors
redescription Karling, T. G. (1955). Studien über Kalyptorhynchien (Turbellaria) V. Der Verwandtschaftskreis von Gyratrix Ehrenberg. <em>Acta Zoologica Fennica.</em> 88:1-39. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Habitat sand (8m); loamy bottoms (15-80m); sand with algae (4-35m) [details]
