Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pseudmecynostomum pellucidum
Sandy beaches
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Xenacoelomorpha
Order
Acoela
Suborder
Bursalia
Superfamily
Aberrantospermata
Family
Mecynostomidae
Genus
Pseudmecynostomum
Species
pellucidum
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, Pseudmecynostomum pellucidum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15039. Accessed 6 November 2026.