WoRMS taxon details
Astrotorhynchus bifidus (McIntosh, 1874) Graff, 1905
143384 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143384)
accepted
Species
Gyrator schmidtii Jensen, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mesostomum bifidum McIntosh, 1874 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pseudorhynchus bifidus (McIntosh, 1874) Graff, 1882 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Astrotorhynchus bifidus bifidus (McIntosh, 1874) Graff, 1905
- Subspecies Astrotorhynchus bifidus regulatus Graff, 1905 accepted as Astrotorhynchus regulatus Graff, 1905 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Mesostomum bifidum McIntosh, 1874) McIntosh, W. C. (1874). On the invertebrate fauna and fishes of St. Andrews. <em>The Annals and Magzine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology.</em> 14: 144-155.
page(s): 151 [details]
page(s): 151 [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Astrotorhynchus bifidus (McIntosh, 1874) Graff, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143384 on 2025-07-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mesostomum bifidum McIntosh, 1874) McIntosh, W. C. (1874). On the invertebrate fauna and fishes of St. Andrews. <em>The Annals and Magzine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology.</em> 14: 144-155.
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Gyrator schmidtii 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): 51-52, Tab. IV, fig. 10-17 [details]
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
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new combination reference Graff, L. von. (1905). Marine Turbellarien Orottavas und der Küsten Europas. <em>Zeitschrift fur wissenschaftlige Zoologie.</em> 83: 68-150. With 6 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43242488 [details]
page(s): 151 [details]
original description (of Gyrator schmidtii 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): 51-52, Tab. IV, fig. 10-17 [details]
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
[request]new combination reference Graff, L. von. (1905). Marine Turbellarien Orottavas und der Küsten Europas. <em>Zeitschrift fur wissenschaftlige Zoologie.</em> 83: 68-150. With 6 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43242488 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Steenkiste, N. W.; Herbert, E. R.; Leander, B. S. (2018). Species diversity in the marine microturbellarian Astrotorhynchus bifidus sensu lato (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela) from the Northeast Pacific Ocean. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 120: 259-273., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.12.012 [details] Available for editors [request]
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context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Graff, L. von. (1913). Turbellaria II. Rhabdocoelida. [Das Tierreich, Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen Heft 35/1913]. Berlin, Verlag von R. Friedländer und Sohn, Ausgegeben im Juni 1913., 484 pages. [reprinted 1966, Verlag Von J. Cramer W], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/883047 [details]
additional source Steinbock, O. (1938). Marine Turbellaria. <em>The Zoology of Iceland, Levin & Munksgaard (Publ.), Copenhagen and Reykjavik,.</em> Vol. II, Part 9, 26 pp., 8 f.
page(s): 8 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Graff, L. von. (1913). Turbellaria II. Rhabdocoelida. [Das Tierreich, Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen Heft 35/1913]. Berlin, Verlag von R. Friedländer und Sohn, Ausgegeben im Juni 1913., 484 pages. [reprinted 1966, Verlag Von J. Cramer W], available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/883047 [details]
additional source Steinbock, O. (1938). Marine Turbellaria. <em>The Zoology of Iceland, Levin & Munksgaard (Publ.), Copenhagen and Reykjavik,.</em> Vol. II, Part 9, 26 pp., 8 f.
page(s): 8 [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Paratype BBM MI4083– MI4094 [details]
Unreviewed
Authority (Mc Intosh, 1874) [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gyrator schmidtii Jensen, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pseudorhynchus bifidus (McIntosh, 1874) Graff, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astrotorhynchus bifidus)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To PESI
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gyrator schmidtii Jensen, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pseudorhynchus bifidus (McIntosh, 1874) Graff, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astrotorhynchus bifidus)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To PESI
