Microstomidae
Appearance
Microstomidae | |
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An adult Microstomum papillosum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Order: | Macrostomida |
Family: | Microstomidae |
Genera | |
The Microstomidae[1] are a family of small basal free-living flatworms (Macrostomida, Rhabditophora, Platyhelminthes), and members of the marine, brackish, freshwater meiobenthos and plankton.[1] There are currently about 40 named species in this family.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Luther, A. 1907. Über die systematische Stellung der Rhabdocoelen-Familie Catenulidae s. str. (Stenostomidae Vejd.). Zool. Anz. 31:718-723.
- ^ Tyler, S., Schilling, S., Hooge, M., and Bush L. F. (comp.) (2006-2009) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.5 "Microstomidae". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
External links
[edit]- Turbellarian Taxonomic Database: A listing of the taxonomy of turbellarians
- Macrostomorpha Taxonomy and Phylogeny EDIT Scratchpad