WoRMS name details
Turbella caudata (Örsted, 1845) Diesing, 1862
1523034 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1523034)
unaccepted
Species
Turbella Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Mesostoma Dugès, 1830
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Vortex caudatus Örsted, 1845) Örsted, A. S. (1845). Fortegnelse over Dyr, samlede i Christianiafjord ved Drøbak fra 21–24 Juli, 1844. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 2.</em> 1: 400–427, plate V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2359713
page(s): 416 [details]
page(s): 416 [details]
Taxonomic remark Schmarda (1859) and Örsted (1845) both describe a new species with the name Vortex caudatus, the former from freshwater...
Taxonomic remark Schmarda (1859) and Örsted (1845) both describe a new species with the name Vortex caudatus, the former from freshwater near Popayan (Colombia), the latter from marine (and brackish?) waters near Oslo. Diesing (1862) transfers both species to the genus Turbella: Turbella caudata (Schmarda, 1859) (Diesing, 1862: p. 219) and Turbella caudata (Örsted, 1845) (Diesing, 1862: p. 223). Moreover, he consideres T. caudata (Örsted, 1845) as a species inquerenda. Graff (1882) treats both as separate species, considering Vortex caudatus Örsted, 1845 as a synonym of Provortex balticus (Graff, 1882: p. 345), while Schmarda's species is left in the genus Vortex (Graff, 1882: p. 332) but with reservation. Since Graff (1882) the species Vortex caudatus Schmarda (1859) is not mentioned anymore, and hence can be best be considered a nomen oblitum. [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Turbella caudata (Örsted, 1845) Diesing, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1523034 on 2025-11-26
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(of Vortex caudatus Örsted, 1845) Örsted, A. S. (1845). Fortegnelse over Dyr, samlede i Christianiafjord ved Drøbak fra 21–24 Juli, 1844. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 2.</em> 1: 400–427, plate V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2359713
page(s): 416 [details]
new combination reference Diesing K.M. (1862). Revision der Turbellarien. Abteilung: Rhabdocoelen. <em>Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 45: 191–318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2010837
page(s): 223 [details]
page(s): 416 [details]
new combination reference Diesing K.M. (1862). Revision der Turbellarien. Abteilung: Rhabdocoelen. <em>Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 45: 191–318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2010837
page(s): 223 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Schmarda (1859) and Örsted (1845) both describe a new species with the name Vortex caudatus, the former from freshwater near Popayan (Colombia), the latter from marine (and brackish?) waters near Oslo. Diesing (1862) transfers both species to the genus Turbella: Turbella caudata (Schmarda, 1859) (Diesing, 1862: p. 219) and Turbella caudata (Örsted, 1845) (Diesing, 1862: p. 223). Moreover, he consideres T. caudata (Örsted, 1845) as a species inquerenda. Graff (1882) treats both as separate species, considering Vortex caudatus Örsted, 1845 as a synonym of Provortex balticus (Graff, 1882: p. 345), while Schmarda's species is left in the genus Vortex (Graff, 1882: p. 332) but with reservation. Since Graff (1882) the species Vortex caudatus Schmarda (1859) is not mentioned anymore, and hence can be best be considered a nomen oblitum. [details]
