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WoRMS taxon details

Maehrenthalia Graff, 1905

AphiaID

142402 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142402)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Maehrenthalia agilis (Levinsen, 1879) Graff, 1905 (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Byrsophlebidae Graff, 1882

Direct children (9)

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Species Maehrenthalia agilis (Levinsen, 1879) Graff, 1905
Species Maehrenthalia americana Ax & Armonies, 1990
Species Maehrenthalia coeca Luther, 1948 accepted as Parabyrsophlebs coeca (Luther, 1948) Karling, 1985
Species Maehrenthalia delamarei Ax, 1956 accepted as Byrsophlebs delamarei (Ax, 1956) Karling, 1985
Species Maehrenthalia dubia Ax, 1956 accepted as Byrsophlebs dubia (Ax, 1956) Karling, 1985
Species Maehrenthalia intermedia (Graff, 1882) Graff, 1905 accepted as Maehrenthaliella intermedia (Graff, 1882) Karling, 1985
Species Maehrenthalia lutheri Marcus, 1952 accepted as Byrsophlebs lutheri (Marcus, 1952) Karling, 1985
Species Maehrenthalia simplex Ax, 1959 accepted as Byrsophlebs simplex (Ax, 1959) Karling, 1985
Species Maehrenthalia uncinata Ax, 1959 accepted as Byrsophlebs uncinata (Ax, 1959) Karling, 1985

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Graff, L. von. (1905). Marine Turbellarien Orotavas und der Küsten Europas. II. Rhabdocoela. Zeitschrift fur wissenschaftliche Zoologie. 83: 68-150. With 5 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43242488 [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. Maehrenthalia Graff, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142402 on 2026-09-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Faubel, Anno

2006-09-22 06:50:38Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-06-17 13:18:29Z

checked

Tyler, Seth

2021-08-02 07:44:57Z

changed

Artois, Tom

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Nomenclature

original description Graff, L. von. (1905). Marine Turbellarien Orotavas und der Küsten Europas. II. Rhabdocoela. Zeitschrift fur wissenschaftliche Zoologie. 83: 68-150. With 5 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43242488 [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]

subsequent type designation Karling, T. G. (1985). Revision of Byrsophlebidae (Turballaria Typhloplanoida). Annales Zoologici Fennici. 22: 105-116.
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