Turbellarians taxon details

Temnocephala gargantua Ponce de Leon & Volonterio, 2018

1262398  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1262398)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Platyhelminthes (Phylum)
  4. Rhabditophora (Subphylum)
  5. Rhabdocoela (Order)
  6. Dalytyphloplanida (Suborder)
  7. Neotyphloplanida (Infraorder)
  8. Limnotyphloplanida (Parvorder)
  9. Temnocephalidae (Family)
  10. Temnocephalinae (Subfamily)
  11. Temnocephala (Genus)
  12. Temnocephala gargantua (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ponce de León, R.; Volonterio, O. (2018). A new species of Temnocephala (Platyhelminthes) with an unusual pharynx, including an amendment of the diagnosis of the genus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4378(3): 323., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4378.3.2 [details] 
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Temnocephala gargantua Ponce de Leon & Volonterio, 2018. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1262398 on 2026-06-19
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2018-07-01 13:49:48Z
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Tyler, Seth

original description Ponce de León, R.; Volonterio, O. (2018). A new species of Temnocephala (Platyhelminthes) with an unusual pharynx, including an amendment of the diagnosis of the genus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4378(3): 323., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4378.3.2 [details] 
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