World list of turbellarian worms - Gyrator leucophraeus (Fabricius, 1826) Diesing, 1850

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Turbellarians name details

Gyrator leucophraeus (Fabricius, 1826) Diesing, 1850

AphiaID

486776 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:486776)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Macrorhynchus leucophraeus (Fabricius, 1826) Graff, 1882 accepted as Polycystis leucophraeus (Fabricius, 1826) Graff, 1905

Rank

Species

Parent

Gyrator Ehrenberg, 1835 accepted as Gyratrix Ehrenberg, 1831

Original name

Planaria leucophraea Fabricius, 1826

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Planaria leucophraea Fabricius, 1826) Fabricius, O. (1826). Fortsaettelse of nye zoologiske bidrag. 6. Nogle lidet bekjendte og tildeels nye Flad-Orme (Planariae). Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs naturvidenskabelige og mathematiske afhandlinger. Ser. 4(2): 16-35/ With three plates. (In Danish). [details]

Taxonomic citation

Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Gyrator leucophraeus (Fabricius, 1826) Diesing, 1850. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=486776 on 2025-09-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-06-25 07:25:58Z

created

Tyler, Seth

2021-05-25 07:21:04Z

changed

Artois, Tom

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Sources (3)

original description (of Planaria leucophraea Fabricius, 1826) Fabricius, O. (1826). Fortsaettelse of nye zoologiske bidrag. 6. Nogle lidet bekjendte og tildeels nye Flad-Orme (Planariae). Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs naturvidenskabelige og mathematiske afhandlinger. Ser. 4(2): 16-35/ With three plates. (In Danish). [details]

additional source Diesing K.M. (1862). Revision der Turbellarien. Abteilung: Rhabdocoelen. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 45: 191–318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2010837
page(s): 247 [details]

new combination reference Diesing, C.M. [[Karl Moritz, usually as Latin C. M = Carolo Mauritio]. (1850). Systema Helminthum. Vol. I. [book]. xiii[xvi] + 679 pp.W. Vindobonae, Braumüller, Wien., available online at https://archive.org/details/systemahelminth00diesgoog/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater [details]