Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Eucestoplana cuneata
platelminto, flatworm
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Order
Polycladida
Suborder
Cotylea
Family
Cestoplanidae
Genus
Eucestoplana
Species
cuneata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cestoplana cuneata 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, Eucestoplana cuneata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15060. Accessed 6 November 2026.