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Prosthiostomum parvicelis Hyman, 1939

platelminto, flatworm

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Platyhelminthes

Order
Polycladida

Suborder
Cotylea

Family
Prosthiostomidae

Genus
Prosthiostomum

Species
parvicelis

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.
  • Hyman, L.H. (1953) Some polyclad flatworms from the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 15(2): 183-210.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Prosthiostomum parvicelis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12551. Accessed 1 November 2026.