Plagiostomidae
| Plagiostomidae | |
|---|---|
| Plagiostomum vittatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Prolecithophora |
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| Genera | |
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Plagiostomidae is a family of marine, free-living flatworms in the order Prolecithophora.
Description
Species of Plagiostomidae have an oblong body with the mouth at the anterior end and the gonopore near or at the posterior end. They typically have one or two pairs of eyes and lack a brain capsule and a ciliated groove around the anterior end of the body.[1]
Genera
Nine genera are currently considered in Plagiostomidae. However, at least one genus, Plagiostomum, is paraphyletic.[2]
- Acmostomum Schmarda, 1859
- Auriculifera Kulinitch, 1973
- Hydrolimax Haldeman, 1842
- Plagiostomum Schmidt, 1852
- Plicastoma von Graff, 1904
- Puzostoma Marcus, 1950
- Torgea Jondelius, 1951
- Tuilica Marcus, 1951
- Vorticeros Schmidt, 1852
References
- ^ Cannon, Lester Robert Glen (1986). Turbellaria of the World: A Guide to Families & Genera. Brisbane. p. Queensland Museum. ISBN 978-0-7242-1631-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wang, Yujia; Huang, Jiajie; Zhang, Yu; Wang, Antai (2024). "Molecular phylogeny and ethology of the Family Plagiostomidae (Platyhelminthes, Prolecithophora), with integrative description of a new species, Plagiostomum robusta A. Wang, sp. Nov". Frontiers in Marine Science. 11. Bibcode:2024FrMaS..1132011W. doi:10.3389/fmars.2024.1332011.