Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Byrsophlebs caligulachaena
platelminto, flatworm
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Order
Rhabdocoela
Suborder
Dalytyphloplanida
Family
Byrsophlebidae
Genus
Byrsophlebs
Species
caligulachaena
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Maehrenthalia caligulachaena Ehlers & Ehlers, 1981, 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, Byrsophlebs caligulachaena", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15070. Accessed 6 November 2026.