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Gyratrix Ehrenberg, 1831

AphiaID

142368 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142368)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Gyratrix hermaphroditus Ehrenberg, 1831 (type by monotypy)

Type taxon of

Gyratricinae Graff, 1905

Parent

Gyratricinae Graff, 1905

Synonymised names

Cyratrix · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Gyrator Ehrenberg, 1835 · unaccepted

Gyratoris · unaccepted

Gyratris · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Direct children (12)

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Species Gyratrix acutus Vanstraelen, Cuypers, Monnens & Artois, 2026
Species Gyratrix diezi Vanstraelen, Cuypers, Monnens & Artois, 2026
Species Gyratrix hermaphroditus Ehrenberg, 1831
Species Gyratrix longistilus Vanstraelen, Cuypers, Monnens & Artois, 2026
Species Gyratrix magnivexillum Vanstraelen, Cuypers, Monnens & Artois, 2026
Species Gyratrix proaviformis Karling & Schockaert, 1977
Species Gyratrix proavus Meixner, 1929
Species Gyratrix tessensi Vanstraelen, Cuypers, Monnens & Artois, 2026
Species Gyratrix victori Vanstraelen, Cuypers, Monnens & Artois, 2026
Species Gyratrix vinsenti Vanstraelen, Cuypers, Monnens & Artois, 2026
Species Gyratrix arenarius Evdonin, 1971 accepted as Gyratrix hermaphroditus Ehrenberg, 1831
Species Gyratrix attemsi Graff, 1913 accepted as Gyratricella attemsi (Graff, 1913) Karling, 1955

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Ehrenberg, C. G. (1831). Phytozoa Turbellaria africana et asiatica. In: Symbolae physicae (Hemprich F.W. & Ehrenberg C.G., Eds.). Animalia evertebrata exclusis insectis recensuit Dr. CG Ehrenberg. Series prima cum tabularum decade prima. Berolini. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2026). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Gyratrix Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142368 on 2026-10-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Faubel, Anno

2005-04-22 07:40:23Z

changed

Artois, Tom

2006-09-12 06:54:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-06-17 13:18:29Z

checked

Tyler, Seth

2021-05-10 18:45:54Z

changed

Artois, Tom

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Nomenclature

original description Ehrenberg, C. G. (1831). Phytozoa Turbellaria africana et asiatica. In: Symbolae physicae (Hemprich F.W. & Ehrenberg C.G., Eds.). Animalia evertebrata exclusis insectis recensuit Dr. CG Ehrenberg. Series prima cum tabularum decade prima. Berolini. [details]

basis of record Faubel, A.; Noreña, C. (2001). Turbellaria, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 123-136 (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

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