Turbellarians name details
Prostomum Dugès, 1828
154899 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154899)
unaccepted > nomen oblitum (nomen oblitum, the correct name is actually Prostoma: see note.)
Genus
- Species Prostomum littorale Ørsted, 1843
- Species Prostomum papillatum Mereschkowsky, 1878 accepted as Macrorhynchus papillatus (Mereschkowsky, 1878) Graff, 1882 accepted as Polycystis papillatus (Mereschkowsky, 1878) Graff, 1905 (uncertain > nomen dubium, To few details on morphology provided by Mereschkowsky to identify the species. Was described on one, probably juvenile specimen.Would best be considered nomen oblitum.)
- Species Prostomum armatum Duges, 1830 accepted as Ommatoplea armata Diesing, 1862 (Was originally described as Prostoma.)
- Species Prostomum banaticum Graff, 1875 accepted as Gyratrix hermaphroditus Ehrenberg, 1831
- Species Prostomum boreale Mereschkowsky, 1878 accepted as Phonorhynchus helgolandicus (Mecznikow, 1865) Graff, 1905
- Species Prostomum botterii Schmidt, 1852 accepted as Macrorhynchus naegelii (Kölliker, 1845) Graff, 1882 accepted as Polycystis naegelii Kölliker, 1845
- Species Prostomum caledonicum Claparède, 1861 accepted as Acrorhynchides caledonicus (Claperede, 1861) Strand, 1928
- Species Prostomum croceum Ørsted, 1843 accepted as Macrorhynchus croceus (Fabricius, 1826) Graff, 1882 accepted as Graffiellus croceus (Fabricius, 1826) Hornung, 2016
- Species Prostomum elipsinoideum Duges, 1830 (not a turbellarian )
- Species Prostomum furiosum Schmidt, 1858 accepted as Gyratrix hermaphroditus Ehrenberg, 1831
- Species Prostomum giardii Hallez, 1879 accepted as Phonorhynchus helgolandicus (Mecznikow, 1865) Graff, 1905
- Species Prostomum helgolandicus Mecznikow, 1865 accepted as Phonorhynchus helgolandicus (Mecznikow, 1865) Graff, 1905
- Species Prostomum immundum Schmidt, 1857 accepted as Gyrator immundus (Schmidt, 1857) Diesing, 1862 accepted as Macrorhynchus immundus (Schmidt, 1857) Graff, 1882 accepted as Polycystis immundus (Schmidt, 1857) Graff, 1905
- Species Prostomum kefersteinii Claparède, 1863 accepted as Macrorhynchus naegelii (Kölliker, 1845) Graff, 1882 accepted as Polycystis naegelii Kölliker, 1845
- Species Prostomum leucophraeum (Fabricius, 1826) Ørsted, 1844 accepted as Macrorhynchus leucophraeus (Fabricius, 1826) Graff, 1882 accepted as Polycystis leucophraeus (Fabricius, 1826) Graff, 1905 (Was put in the genus Prostoma by Ørested as Prostoma leucophraea.)
- Species Prostomum lineare (Örsted, 1843) Schultze, 1851 accepted as Gyratrix hermaphroditus Ehrenberg, 1831
- Species Prostomum mamertinum Graff, 1874 accepted as Macrorhynchus mamertinus (Graff, 1874) Graff, 1882 accepted as Polycystis mamertina (Graff, 1874) Graff, 1905 accepted as Progyrator mamertinus (Graff, 1874) Reisinger, 1926
- Species Prostomum marginatum Leidy, 1847 accepted as Castrella (Castrella) marginata (Leidy, 1847) Hyman, 1951 accepted as Castrella (Castrella) pinguis (Silliman, 1884) Fuhrmann, 1900 (Was originally described as a species of Prostoma.)
- Species Prostomum obscurum Schultze, 1854 accepted as Cyanophthalma obscura (Schultze, 1851) (not a turbellarian)
- Species Prostomum steenstrupii Schmidt, 1852 accepted as Graffiellus croceus (Fabricius, 1826) Hornung, 2016
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
neuter
Dugès, A. (1828). Recherches sur l'organisation et les moeurs des Planariées. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 15: 139–187. Plates 4–5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6011487 [details] 
Nomenclature Orginally, Dugès proposed the name Prostoma for this genus, in which quite some time species of what is now Nemertea and...
Nomenclature Orginally, Dugès proposed the name Prostoma for this genus, in which quite some time species of what is now Nemertea and Platyhelminthes were placed. Within turbellarian literature, the genus name has disappeared completely, and the genus fell apart in several genera. Moreover, in flatworm taxonomy, Prostoma and Prostomum were used interchangeably for a long time. As a consequence some species were described within Prostoma and later sometimes as Prostomum. These species are now listed under Prostoma, and Prostomum, with the name under Prostomum given as uneccepted. Some species were originally described as Prostomum, and were never referred to as Prostoma. These species are only listed under Prostomum. [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Prostomum Dugès, 1828. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154899 on 2026-02-06
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Dugès, A. (1828). Recherches sur l'organisation et les moeurs des Planariées. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 15: 139–187. Plates 4–5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6011487 [details]
basis of record Tom Artois; Ernest Schockaert. (2005-2017). World database of Proseriata and Kalyptorhynchia. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source Graff, L. von. (1913). Turbellaria II. Rhabdocoelida. [Das Tierreich, Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen Heft 35/1913]. Berlin, Verlag von R. Friedländer und Sohn, Ausgegeben im Juni 1913., 484 pages. [reprinted 1966, Verlag Von J. Cramer W], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/883047 [details]
basis of record Tom Artois; Ernest Schockaert. (2005-2017). World database of Proseriata and Kalyptorhynchia. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source Graff, L. von. (1913). Turbellaria II. Rhabdocoelida. [Das Tierreich, Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen Heft 35/1913]. Berlin, Verlag von R. Friedländer und Sohn, Ausgegeben im Juni 1913., 484 pages. [reprinted 1966, Verlag Von J. Cramer W], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/883047 [details]
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Nomenclature Orginally, Dugès proposed the name Prostoma for this genus, in which quite some time species of what is now Nemertea and Platyhelminthes were placed. Within turbellarian literature, the genus name has disappeared completely, and the genus fell apart in several genera. Moreover, in flatworm taxonomy, Prostoma and Prostomum were used interchangeably for a long time. As a consequence some species were described within Prostoma and later sometimes as Prostomum. These species are now listed under Prostoma, and Prostomum, with the name under Prostomum given as uneccepted. Some species were originally described as Prostomum, and were never referred to as Prostoma. These species are only listed under Prostomum. [details]