Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Helicometra fasciata
platelminto, flatworm
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Class
Trematoda
Order
Plagiorchiida
Suborder
Xiphidiata
Superfamily
Allocreadioidea
Family
Opecoelidae
Genus
Helicometra
Species
fasciata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Helicometra scorpaenae Wang, 1982, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- 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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Helicometra fasciata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9537. Accessed 5 November 2026.