Turbellarians name details
Prostomum marginatum Leidy, 1847
483333 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:483333)
unaccepted (Was originally described as a species of Prostoma.)
Species
Prostomum Dugès, 1828 accepted as Prostoma Dugès, 1828
Gyrator marginatus (Leidy, 1847) Graff, 1882 · unaccepted
Vortex marginatus (Leidy, 1847) Diesing, 1850 · unaccepted
recent only
Leidy, J. (1847). Description of two new species of Planaria. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(10): 252.
page(s): 251 [details]
page(s): 251 [details]
Type locality contained in Pennsylvania
type locality contained in Pennsylvania [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Prostomum marginatum Leidy, 1847. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=483333 on 2026-02-24
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Leidy, J. (1847). Description of two new species of Planaria. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(10): 252.
page(s): 251 [details]
additional 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
page(s): 132 [details]
additional source Girard, C. (1851). Die Planarien und Nemertinen Nordamerika's. <em>In: Keller und Tiedemmann (eds) Nordamerikanische Monatsberichte für Natur- und Heilkunde. John Weik, Philadelphia.</em> 2(7): 1–5. [details]
source of synonymy Hyman, L. H. (1955). Descriptions and records of fresh-water Turbellaria from the United States. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1714: 1–36. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 251 [details]
additional 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
page(s): 132 [details]
additional source Girard, C. (1851). Die Planarien und Nemertinen Nordamerika's. <em>In: Keller und Tiedemmann (eds) Nordamerikanische Monatsberichte für Natur- und Heilkunde. John Weik, Philadelphia.</em> 2(7): 1–5. [details]
source of synonymy Hyman, L. H. (1955). Descriptions and records of fresh-water Turbellaria from the United States. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1714: 1–36. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Vortex marginatus (Leidy, 1847) Diesing, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Vortex marginatus (Leidy, 1847) Diesing, 1850)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Gyrator marginatus (Leidy, 1847) Graff, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Vortex marginatus (Leidy, 1847) Diesing, 1850)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Gyrator marginatus (Leidy, 1847) Graff, 1882)