WoRMS taxon details
Provorticidae Beklemischev, 1927
142084 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142084)
accepted
Family
Provortex Graff, 1882 (type by original designation)
- Subfamily Haplovejdovskyinae Luther, 1962
- Genus Haplovejdovskya Ax, 1954
- Genus Mediovortex Armonies, 2023
- Subfamily Neokirgellinae Oswald, Makarkin, Tyler & Rogozin, 2010
- Genus Baicalellia Nasonov, 1930
- Genus Balgetia Luther, 1962
- Genus Daelja Marcus, 1951
- Genus Drepanilla Ehlers, 1979
- Genus Hangethellia Karling, 1940
- Genus Kalyla Marcus, 1951
- Genus Neokirgella Oswald, Makarkin, Tyler & Rogozin, 2010
- Genus Pogaina Marcus, 1954
- Genus Selimia Ax, 1959
- Subfamily Provorticinae Luther, 1962
- Genus Annulovortex Beklemischev, 1953
- Genus Oekiocolax Reisinger, 1929
- Genus Provortex Graff, 1882
- Genus Tamanawas Stephenson, Van Steenkiste & Leander, 2019
- Genus Vejdovskya Graff, 1905
- Genus Schultzia Graff, 1882 accepted as Vejdovskya Graff, 1905 (Junior synonym of Schultzia Grimm, 1876 (see Graff, 1905: p.103))
- Subfamily Kirgisellinae Luther, 1962 accepted as Neokirgellinae Oswald, Makarkin, Tyler & Rogozin, 2010
- Genus Canetellia Ax, 1956 accepted as Baicalellia Nasonov, 1930
- Genus Coronopharynx Luther, 1962 accepted as Baicalellia Nasonov, 1930
- Genus Kirgisella Beklemischev, 1927 accepted as Neokirgella Oswald, Makarkin, Tyler & Rogozin, 2010 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2026). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Provorticidae Beklemischev, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142084 on 2026-08-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Beklemischev, W. N. (1927). Uber die Turbellarienfauna des Aralsees. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Morphologie und zum System der Dalyelliida. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung Systematik, Ökologie und Geografie der Tiere.</em> 54: 87-138. [details] Available for editors 
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taxonomy source
Van Steenkiste, N.; Tessens, B.; Willems, W.; Backeljau, T.; Jondelius, U.; Artois, T. (2013). A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Dalytyphloplanida (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela) reveals multiple escapes from the marine environment and origins of symbiotic relationships. PLoS ONE 8(3), e59917., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059917
note: These authors show that Provorticidae as traditionally conceived is not monophyletic. [details]
note: These authors show that Provorticidae as traditionally conceived is not monophyletic. [details]
Other
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 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]
additional source 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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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
