Turbellarians taxon details
Orthoplana sewardensis Ax & Armonies, 1990
154772 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154772)
accepted
Species
marine
Ax, P. & Armonies W. (1990) Brackish water plathelminthes from Alaska as evidence for the existence of a boreal brackish water community with circumpolar distribution Microfauna Marina 6: 7-109 [details] Available for editors 

Type locality contained in Alaskan Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Alaskan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Orthoplana sewardensis Ax & Armonies, 1990. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154772 on 2025-05-14
original description
Ax, P. & Armonies W. (1990) Brackish water plathelminthes from Alaska as evidence for the existence of a boreal brackish water community with circumpolar distribution Microfauna Marina 6: 7-109 [details] Available for editors 





From editor or global species database
Habitat High energy beqch with boulders, gravel and coarse sand. High tide level. Salinity varied strongly between 5 % and 26%. [details]