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Emprosthopharynx opisthoporus Bock, 1913

platelminto, flatworm

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Platyhelminthes

Order
Polycladida

Suborder
Acotylea

Superfamily
Leptoplanoidea

Family
Stylochoplanidae

Genus
Emprosthopharynx

Species
opisthoporus

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.
  • Bock, S. (1913) Studien über die Polycladen. Zool. Bidr. Uppsala 2: 31-343.
  • Hyman, L.H. (1953) Some polyclad flatworms from the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 15(2): 183-210.
  • WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available from http://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ

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