WoRMS taxon details

Plagiostomum album Hyman, 1938

GIF file

158308  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158308)

accepted
Species
Plagiostomum cinctum Meixner, 1938 · unaccepted (Synonimized by Westblad (1956)....)  
Synonimized by Westblad (1956). See also Hyman (1964)
marine
Not documented
Type locality contained in Maine  
type locality contained in Maine [details]
Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy  
Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Plagiostomum album Hyman, 1938. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158308 on 2024-04-23
Date
action
by
2005-05-25 10:44:50Z
created
2010-06-29 05:44:17Z
changed
2011-02-23 13:31:30Z
changed

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original description  (of Plagiostomum cinctum Meixner, 1938) Meixner, J. (1938). Turbellaria (Strudelwürmer). <em>Die Tierwelt der Nord- und Ostsee. Allgemeiner Teil. In: G. Grimpe, E. Wagler, A Remane (eds).</em> 33(IVb): 1-146, 220 f. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 5, 38 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]   

additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C  [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Diet generally, most turbellarians are carnivorous or are scavengers on dead animal tissue [details]

Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy [details]

Habitat benthic [details]

Reproduction hermaphroditic yet self-fertilization is uncommon [details]