WoRMS taxon details

Provortex affinis (Jensen, 1878) Graff, 1882

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142999  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142999)

accepted
Species
Proxenetes affinis · unaccepted (Lapsus calami by Riedl (1956)...)  
Lapsus calami by Riedl (1956) twice in the same work; see taxonomical note.
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Vortex affinis Jensen, 1878) Jensen, O. S. (1878). Turbellaria ad litora Norvegiae occidentalia. Turbellarier ved Norges Vestkyst. <em>J W Eided Bogtrykkeri, Bergen.</em> 97 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1582487
page(s): 43-44, Tab. III, fig. 11-13 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Taxonomic remark The specimens from Virginia were considered by Ruebush (1935) to belong to P. affinis. Later, Ruebush & Hayes (1939)...  
Taxonomic remark The specimens from Virginia were considered by Ruebush (1935) to belong to P. affinis. Later, Ruebush & Hayes (1939) recognised that these specimens belong to a separate species: Provortex virginiensis Ruebush & Hayes (1939). [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Provortex affinis (Jensen, 1878) Graff, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142999 on 2024-03-19
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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original description  (of Proxenetes affinis) Riedl, R. (1956). Zur Kenntnis der Turbellarien adriatischer Schlammböden sowie ihre geographische und faunistischen Beziehung. <em>Thalassia Jugoslavica.</em> 1(1-5): 69-184.
page(s): 150, 159 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Vortex affinis Jensen, 1878) Jensen, O. S. (1878). Turbellaria ad litora Norvegiae occidentalia. Turbellarier ved Norges Vestkyst. <em>J W Eided Bogtrykkeri, Bergen.</em> 97 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1582487
page(s): 43-44, Tab. III, fig. 11-13 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Planaria assimilis Fabricius, 1826) Fabricius, O. (1826). Fortsaettelse of nye zoologiske bidrag. 6. Nogle lidet bekjendte og tildeels nye Flad-Orme (Planariae). <em>Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs naturvidenskabelige og mathematiske afhandlinger.</em> Ser. 4(2): 16-35/ With three plates. (In Danish).
page(s): 31–32 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Faubel, A.; Noreña, C. (2001). Turbellaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 123-136 (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Ruebush, T. K. (1935). The occurence of Provortex affinis Jensen in the United States. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 111: 305-308.
note: The specimens identified by Ruebush (1935) as P. affinis were later considered a separate species by Ruebush & Hayes (1939): Provortex virginiensis Ruebush & Hayes (1939). [details]   

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]   

additional source Ax, P. (2008). Plathelminthes aus Brackgewässern der Nordhalbkugel. Akademie der Wissenschaft und der Literatur Mainz, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 696 pp. [details]   

additional source Vanhöffen, E. (1897). Ufer- und Grundfauna. <em>Die Fauna und Flora Grönlands. Grönland-Expedition der Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin 1891-1893 unter Leitung von Erich von Drygalski. Zweiter Band (I). Die Fauna und Flora Grönlands.</em> Zweiter Abschnit. Wirbellose Tiere und Planktonpflanzen. V. Kapittel. pp. 177–253.
page(s): 225 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Schockaert, E. R.; Jouk, P. E. H.; Martens, P. M. (1989). Free-living Plathelminthes from the Belgian coast and adjacent areas. <em>In: Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.) (1989). Proceedings of the Symposium Invertebrates of Belgium.</em> pp. 19-25. (look up in IMIS[details]  OpenAccess publication 

new combination reference Graff, L., von. (1882). Monographie der Turbellarien 1. Rhabdocoelida. <em>[Book].</em> 1-442, Verlag Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig., available online at https://books.google.com/books/about/Monographie_der_Turbellarien.html?id=LT0hAQAAMAAJ
page(s): 346–347 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Taxonomic remark The specimens from Virginia were considered by Ruebush (1935) to belong to P. affinis. Later, Ruebush & Hayes (1939) recognised that these specimens belong to a separate species: Provortex virginiensis Ruebush & Hayes (1939). [details]