Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Archilina papillosa
platelminto, flatworm
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Order
Proseriata
Family
Monocelididae
Genus
Archilina
Species
papillosa
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Archiloa papillosa Ax, 1977, 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.
- Ax, P. Ax, R. (1977) Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos XIX. Monocelididae (Turbellaria, Proseriata). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens 64: 1-44, 26 figs.
- 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, Archilina papillosa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15064. Accessed 1 November 2026.