Galapagos Species Database

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Praeconvoluta colorata (Ehlers & Dörjes, 1979)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Xenacoelomorpha

Order
Acoela

Suborder
Bursalia

Family
Isodiametridae

Genus
Praeconvoluta

Species
colorata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Conaperta colorata Ehlers & Dörjes, 1979, Isodiametra colorata (Ehlers & Dörjes, 1979) fide Ahyong, S., et al. (2023).

Origin: Native

References

  • Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2023) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • 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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