Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Macrostomum obelicis
platelminto, flatworm
sandy beaches
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Family
Macrostomidae
Genus
Macrostomum
Species
obelicis
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, Macrostomum obelicis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15043. Accessed 6 November 2026.