Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Myozona aerumnosa
platelminto, flatworm
sandy beaches
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Genus
Myozona
Species
aerumnosa
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- 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.
- Sopott-Ehlers, B. Schmidt, P. (1974) Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos XII. Myozona Marcus (Turbellaria, Macrostomida). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens 46: 1-19.
- 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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"Galapagos Species Database, Myozona aerumnosa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12474. Accessed 10 September 2025.