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Polystyliphora darwini Ax & Ax, 1974

platelminto, flatworm

sandy beaches

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Platyhelminthes

Order
Proseriata

Family
Polystyliphoridae

Genus
Polystyliphora

Species
darwini

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.
  • Ax, P. Ax, R. (1974) Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos VII. Nematoplanidae, Polystyliphoridae, Coelogynoporidae (Turbellaria, Proseriata). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens 29: 1-28, 10 figs.
  • Westheide, W. (1991) The meiofauna of the Galápagos: a review. In: M.J. James (ed.): Galápagos marine invertebrates. Taxonomy, biogeography, and evolution in Darwin´s islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 37-73.

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