CaRMS name details
Alaurina composita Metschnikoff, 1861
142785 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142785)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
Alaurina Busch, 1851 accepted as Microstomum Schmidt, 1848
Claparede, R. (1861). Turbellarie de Hébrides [Turbellarie de Sartor Oe]. Mem. Soc. Geneve., 16: 1: 152. 252
page(s): 151 [details]
page(s): 151 [details]
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]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Alaurina composita Metschnikoff, 1861. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142785 on 2025-05-10
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Alaurina composita Metschnikoff, 1861. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142785 on 2025-05-10
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Claparede, R. (1861). Turbellarie de Hébrides [Turbellarie de Sartor Oe]. Mem. Soc. Geneve., 16: 1: 152. 252
page(s): 151 [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
source of synonymy Atherton, S.; Jondelius, U. (2019). A taxonomic review and revisions of Microstomidae (Platyhelminthes: Macrostomorpha). <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 14(4): e0212073., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212073
page(s): 37 [details]
page(s): 151 [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
source of synonymy Atherton, S.; Jondelius, U. (2019). A taxonomic review and revisions of Microstomidae (Platyhelminthes: Macrostomorpha). <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 14(4): e0212073., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212073
page(s): 37 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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]