Turbellarians taxon details
Pelochildia pachymorpha Dorjes, 1968
1394651 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1394651)
accepted
Species
Pelophila pachymorpha Dörjes, 1968 · unaccepted (male copulatory organ...)
male copulatory organ misinterpreted in original description
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Dörjes, J. (1968). Die Acoela (Turbellaria) der Deutschen Nordseekuste und ein neues system der ordnung. <em>Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung.</em> 6: 56-452., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0469.1968.tb00431.x [details] Available for editors 
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Pelochildia pachymorpha Dorjes, 1968. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1394651 on 2026-06-29
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Dörjes, J. (1968). Die Acoela (Turbellaria) der Deutschen Nordseekuste und ein neues system der ordnung. <em>Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung.</em> 6: 56-452., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0469.1968.tb00431.x [details] Available for editors 
basis of record (of Pelophila pachymorpha Dörjes, 1968) Faubel, A.; Noreña, C. (2001). Turbellaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 123-136 (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source (of Pelophila pachymorpha Dörjes, 1968) van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
source of synonymy (of Pelophila pachymorpha Dörjes, 1968) Faubel, A.; Warwick, R. M. (2005). The marine flora and fauna of the Isles of Scilly: Free-living Plathelminthes ('Turbellaria'). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 39(1): 1-45., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930310001613593
page(s): 5-6 [details] Available for editors
basis of record (of Pelophila pachymorpha Dörjes, 1968) Faubel, A.; Noreña, C. (2001). Turbellaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 123-136 (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source (of Pelophila pachymorpha Dörjes, 1968) van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
source of synonymy (of Pelophila pachymorpha Dörjes, 1968) Faubel, A.; Warwick, R. M. (2005). The marine flora and fauna of the Isles of Scilly: Free-living Plathelminthes ('Turbellaria'). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 39(1): 1-45., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930310001613593
page(s): 5-6 [details] Available for editors
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pelophila pachymorpha Dörjes, 1968)
To PESI (from synonym Pelophila pachymorpha Dörjes, 1968)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Pelophila pachymorpha Dörjes, 1968)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To PESI (from synonym Pelophila pachymorpha Dörjes, 1968)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Pelophila pachymorpha Dörjes, 1968)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
From editor or global species database
Image from synonym