World list of turbellarian worms

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Turbellarians taxon details

Kenkia Hyman, 1937

AphiaID

479622 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:479622)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Kenkiidae Hyman, 1937

Synonymised names

Macrocotyla Hyman, 1956 · unaccepted

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Species Kenkia glandulosa (Hyman, 1956)
Species Kenkia lewisi (Kenk, 1975)
Species Kenkia rhynchida Hyman, 1937
Species Kenkia hoffmasteri (Hyman, 1954) accepted as Sphalloplana (Speophila) hoffmasteri Hyman, 1954

Environment

fresh

Original description

Hyman, L. H. (1937). Studies on the morphology, Taxonomy, and distribution of North Amercan Triclad Turbellaria. VIII. Some cave Planarians of the United States. Transact Amer Microsc Soc, 56:457-477 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2018). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Kenkia Hyman, 1937. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=479622 on 2024-07-25

Taxonomic edit history

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2010-06-17 11:49:55Z

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Tyler, Seth

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original description Hyman, L. H. (1937). Studies on the morphology, Taxonomy, and distribution of North Amercan Triclad Turbellaria. VIII. Some cave Planarians of the United States. Transact Amer Microsc Soc, 56:457-477 [details]

original description (of Macrocotyla Hyman, 1956) Hyman, L. H. (1956). North American triclad Turbellaria. 15. Three new species. Am Mus Novitates, 1808:1-14.
page(s): 8 [details]

source of synonymy (of Macrocotyla Hyman, 1956) Kawakatsu, M.; Mitchell, R. W. (1981). Redescription of Kenkia rhynchida, a troglobitic planarian from Oregon, and a reconsideration of the family Kenkiidae and its genera (Turbellaria , Tricladida, Paludicola). <em>Annot. Zool. Japonensis.</em> 54: 125-141.
page(s): 140 [details]

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