Turbellarians name details
Gieysztoria blodgetti (Silliman, 1884) Luther, 1955
480629 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:480629)
unaccepted
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Vortex blodgetti Silliman, 1884 · unaccepted
(of Vortex blodgetti Silliman, 1884) Silliman, W. A. (1884). Beobachtungen über die Süsswasserturbellarien Nordamerikas. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 41: 48-76, t. 3-4. [details] 
Taxonomic remark Luther (1955) explains that Vortex blodgetti Silliman is not the same as Graff's (1911) Dalyellia blodgetti. However, in...
Taxonomic remark Luther (1955) explains that Vortex blodgetti Silliman is not the same as Graff's (1911) Dalyellia blodgetti. However, in 1913, Graff considers both to be the same. Acoording to Luther, however, Vortex blodgetti Silliman (named Gieysztoria blodgetti by him) is synonymous with G. cuspidata, while he coins a new name for Graff's 1911 Dalyellia blodgetti: Gieysztoria pseudoblodgetti Luther, 1955. [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Gieysztoria blodgetti (Silliman, 1884) Luther, 1955. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=480629 on 2026-08-11
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(of Vortex blodgetti Silliman, 1884) Silliman, W. A. (1884). Beobachtungen über die Süsswasserturbellarien Nordamerikas. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 41: 48-76, t. 3-4. [details]
taxonomy source Luther, A. (1955). Die Dalyelliiden (Turbellaria Neorhabdocoela), eine Monographie. <em>Acta Zoologica Fennica.</em> 87: 1-337.
page(s): 179; note: Luther (1955) explains (and solves!) the complicated taxonomy of the name (see note). He is author of the combination G. blodgetti, and immediately synonymises it with G. cuspidata. [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Luther, A. (1955). Die Dalyelliiden (Turbellaria Neorhabdocoela), eine Monographie. <em>Acta Zoologica Fennica.</em> 87: 1-337.
page(s): 179; note: Luther (1955) explains (and solves!) the complicated taxonomy of the name (see note). He is author of the combination G. blodgetti, and immediately synonymises it with G. cuspidata. [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomic remark Luther (1955) explains that Vortex blodgetti Silliman is not the same as Graff's (1911) Dalyellia blodgetti. However, in 1913, Graff considers both to be the same. Acoording to Luther, however, Vortex blodgetti Silliman (named Gieysztoria blodgetti by him) is synonymous with G. cuspidata, while he coins a new name for Graff's 1911 Dalyellia blodgetti: Gieysztoria pseudoblodgetti Luther, 1955. [details]
