Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Otocelis phycophilus
Sandy beaches
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Xenacoelomorpha
Order
Acoela
Suborder
Bursalia
Family
Otocelididae
Genus
Otocelis
Species
phycophilus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
- 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.
- 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, Otocelis phycophilus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15032. Accessed 29 May 2025.