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Galapagorhynchus hoxholdi Artois & Schockaert, 1999

platelminto, flatworm

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Platyhelminthes

Order
Rhabdocoela

Suborder
Kalyptorhynchia

Family
Polycystididae

Genus
Galapagorhynchus

Species
hoxholdi

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Artois, T.J. Schockaert, E.R. (1999) Interstitial fauna of the Galapagos: Porrocystidinae (Platyhelminthes Polycystididae). Tropical Zoology 12: 309-324.

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