Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Tripyloplana virgae
platelminto, flatworm
sandy beaches
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Order
Polycladida
Suborder
Acotylea
Superfamily
Leptoplanoidea
Family
Faubelidae
Genus
Tripyloplana
Species
virgae
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Copidoplana virgae Sopott-Ehlers & Schmidt, 1975, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
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, Tripyloplana virgae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15054. Accessed 6 November 2026.