WoRMS taxon details
Proxenetes Jensen, 1878
142441 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142441)
accepted
Genus
Proxenetes flabellifer Jensen, 1878 (type by monotypy)
Proxenetes (Apoxenetes) Ax, 1971 · alternate representation
Proxenetes (Archixenetes) Ax, 1971 · alternate representation
Proxenetes (Paraxenetes) Ax, 1971 · alternate representation
Proxenetes (Perixenetes) Ax, 1971 · alternate representation
Proxenetes (Proxenetes) Ax, 1971 · alternate representation
Species Proxenetes ampullatus Ax, 1971
Species Proxenetes arctica Ax & Armonies, 1990
Species Proxenetes bilioi Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes britannicus Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes cimbricus Ax, 1971
Species Proxenetes cisorius Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes deltoides Den Hartog, 1965
Species Proxenetes fasciger Ehlers, 1974
Species Proxenetes flabellifer Jensen, 1878
Species Proxenetes flexus Ax, 1971
Species Proxenetes inflatus Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes intermedius Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes karlingi Luther, 1943
Species Proxenetes minimus Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes monotubulus Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes multidentatus Ax, 1971
Species Proxenetes pratensis Ax, 1960
Species Proxenetes puccinellicola Ax, 1960
Species Proxenetes quadrispinosus Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes quinquespinosus Ax, 1971
Species Proxenetes segmentatus Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes simplex Luther, 1948
Species Proxenetes tenuispinosus Ehlers, 1974
Species Proxenetes trigonus Ax, 1960
Species Proxenetes trispinosus Artois, Vermin & Schockaert, 2000
Species Proxenetes uncinatus Graff, 1882
Species Proxenetes unidentatus Den Hartog, 1965
Species Proxenetes angustus Ax, 1951 accepted as Proxenetes simplex Luther, 1948
Species Proxenetes axi Riedl, 1954 accepted as Ceratopera axi (Riedl, 1954) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes contortus Beklemischev, 1927 accepted as Beklemischeviella contorta (Beklemischev, 1927) Luther, 1943
Species Proxenetes denhartogi Karling, 1978 accepted as Trigonostomum denhartogi (Karling, 1978) Willems, Artois, Vermin & Schockaert, 2004
Species Proxenetes falcatus Ax, 1953 accepted as Messoplana falcata (Ax, 1953) Den Hartog, 1966 accepted as Ceratopera falcata (Ax, 1953) Van Steenkiste & Leander, 2018
Species Proxenetes gracilis Graff, 1882 accepted as Ceratopera gracilis (Graff, 1882) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes mackfirae Karling, 1978 accepted as Parapharyngiella mackfirae (Karling, 1978) Diez, Reygel & Artois, 2018
Species Proxenetes paradoxus Pereyaslawzewa, 1892 accepted as Ceratopera paradoxa (Pereyaslawzewa, 1892) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes plebeius Beklemischev, 1927 accepted as Ptychopera plebeia (Beklemischev, 1927) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes reisingeri Riedl, 1959 accepted as Ceratopera reisingeri (Riedl, 1959) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes rosaceus Graff, 1882 accepted as Hartogia rosacea (Graff, 1882) Mack-Fira, 1968
Species Proxenetes sellai Steinböck, 1933 accepted as Ceratopera sellai (Steinböck, 1933) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes steinboecki Riedl, 1959 accepted as Ceratopera steinboecki (Riedl, 1959) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes tuberculatus Graff, 1882 accepted as Ptychopera tuberculata (Graff, 1882) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes westbladi Luther, 1943 accepted as Ptychopera westbladi (Luther, 1943) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes chlorosticus (Schmidt, 1857) Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium, See taxonomy note.)
Species Proxenetes cochlear Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Proxenetes echinatus (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Proxenetes lutheri Den Hartog, 1966 (uncertain > nomen dubium, See taxonomical note)
Species Proxenetes sensitivus (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Proxenetes striatus (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Proxenetes arctica Ax & Armonies, 1990
Species Proxenetes bilioi Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes britannicus Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes cimbricus Ax, 1971
Species Proxenetes cisorius Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes deltoides Den Hartog, 1965
Species Proxenetes fasciger Ehlers, 1974
Species Proxenetes flabellifer Jensen, 1878
Species Proxenetes flexus Ax, 1971
Species Proxenetes inflatus Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes intermedius Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes karlingi Luther, 1943
Species Proxenetes minimus Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes monotubulus Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes multidentatus Ax, 1971
Species Proxenetes pratensis Ax, 1960
Species Proxenetes puccinellicola Ax, 1960
Species Proxenetes quadrispinosus Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes quinquespinosus Ax, 1971
Species Proxenetes segmentatus Den Hartog, 1966
Species Proxenetes simplex Luther, 1948
Species Proxenetes tenuispinosus Ehlers, 1974
Species Proxenetes trigonus Ax, 1960
Species Proxenetes trispinosus Artois, Vermin & Schockaert, 2000
Species Proxenetes uncinatus Graff, 1882
Species Proxenetes unidentatus Den Hartog, 1965
Species Proxenetes angustus Ax, 1951 accepted as Proxenetes simplex Luther, 1948
Species Proxenetes axi Riedl, 1954 accepted as Ceratopera axi (Riedl, 1954) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes contortus Beklemischev, 1927 accepted as Beklemischeviella contorta (Beklemischev, 1927) Luther, 1943
Species Proxenetes denhartogi Karling, 1978 accepted as Trigonostomum denhartogi (Karling, 1978) Willems, Artois, Vermin & Schockaert, 2004
Species Proxenetes falcatus Ax, 1953 accepted as Messoplana falcata (Ax, 1953) Den Hartog, 1966 accepted as Ceratopera falcata (Ax, 1953) Van Steenkiste & Leander, 2018
Species Proxenetes gracilis Graff, 1882 accepted as Ceratopera gracilis (Graff, 1882) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes mackfirae Karling, 1978 accepted as Parapharyngiella mackfirae (Karling, 1978) Diez, Reygel & Artois, 2018
Species Proxenetes paradoxus Pereyaslawzewa, 1892 accepted as Ceratopera paradoxa (Pereyaslawzewa, 1892) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes plebeius Beklemischev, 1927 accepted as Ptychopera plebeia (Beklemischev, 1927) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes reisingeri Riedl, 1959 accepted as Ceratopera reisingeri (Riedl, 1959) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes rosaceus Graff, 1882 accepted as Hartogia rosacea (Graff, 1882) Mack-Fira, 1968
Species Proxenetes sellai Steinböck, 1933 accepted as Ceratopera sellai (Steinböck, 1933) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes steinboecki Riedl, 1959 accepted as Ceratopera steinboecki (Riedl, 1959) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes tuberculatus Graff, 1882 accepted as Ptychopera tuberculata (Graff, 1882) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes westbladi Luther, 1943 accepted as Ptychopera westbladi (Luther, 1943) Den Hartog, 1964
Species Proxenetes chlorosticus (Schmidt, 1857) Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium, See taxonomy note.)
Species Proxenetes cochlear Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Proxenetes echinatus (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Proxenetes lutheri Den Hartog, 1966 (uncertain > nomen dubium, See taxonomical note)
Species Proxenetes sensitivus (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Proxenetes striatus (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
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): 36 [details]
page(s): 36 [details]

Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2023). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Proxenetes Jensen, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142441 on 2023-01-26
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original description
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): 36 [details]
original description (of Proxenetes (Apoxenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 182 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Proxenetes (Archixenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 179 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Proxenetes (Paraxenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 188-189 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Proxenetes (Perixenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 194-195 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Proxenetes (Proxenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 203-205 [details] Available for editors
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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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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]
status source Ax, P. (2008). Plathelminthes aus Brackgewässern der Nordhalbkugel. Akademie der Wissenschaft und der Literatur Mainz, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 696 pp.
page(s): 372-373 [details]
page(s): 36 [details]

original description (of Proxenetes (Apoxenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 182 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Proxenetes (Archixenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 179 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Proxenetes (Paraxenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 188-189 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Proxenetes (Perixenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 194-195 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Proxenetes (Proxenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 203-205 [details] Available for editors

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

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]

status source Ax, P. (2008). Plathelminthes aus Brackgewässern der Nordhalbkugel. Akademie der Wissenschaft und der Literatur Mainz, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 696 pp.
page(s): 372-373 [details]




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Classification The genus Proxenetes was subdivided into several subgenera by Ax (1971) based on morphology. In 1978 (p.234), Karling more or less suggests to keep the genus undivided. In later literature and descriptions the subgenera are hardly mentioned, so here the all species are listed in a undivided genus Proxenetes, and the subgenera are (provisionally) marked as "unaccepted" [details]
Proxenetes flabellifer [image from typetaxon] |
Proxenetes flabellifer [image from typetaxon] |