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Baseodiscus mexicanus (Bürger, 1893)

gusano cebra, Ribbon worms

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Nemertea

Class
Pilidiophora

Order
Heteronemertea

Family
Valenciniidae

Genus
Baseodiscus

Species
mexicanus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Baseodiscus mexicanum, Eupolia mexicana Bürger, 1893, Taeniosoma mexicana, Toeniosoma mexicana (Horton et al., 2021).

Origin: Native

Status

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Widely distributed

References

  • 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.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Baseodiscus mexicanus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8138. Accessed 5 June 2026.