Turbellarians taxon details
Provorticidae Beklemischev, 1927
142084 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142084)
accepted
Family
Provortex Graff, 1882 (type by original designation)
- Subfamily Haplovejdovskyinae Luther, 1962
- Genus Haplovejdovskya Ax, 1954
- Genus Mediovortex Armonies, 2023
- Subfamily Neokirgellinae Oswald, Makarkin, Tyler & Rogozin, 2010
- Genus Baicalellia Nasonov, 1930
- Genus Balgetia Luther, 1962
- Genus Daelja Marcus, 1951
- Genus Drepanilla Ehlers, 1979
- Genus Hangethellia Karling, 1940
- Genus Kalyla Marcus, 1951
- Genus Neokirgella Oswald, Makarkin, Tyler & Rogozin, 2010
- Genus Pogaina Marcus, 1954
- Genus Selimia Ax, 1959
- Subfamily Provorticinae Luther, 1962
- Genus Annulovortex Beklemischev, 1953
- Genus Archivortex Reisinger, 1924
- Genus Haplovortex Reisinger, 1924
- Genus Oekiocolax Reisinger, 1929
- Genus Pilgramilla Sekera, 1911
- Genus Provortex Graff, 1882
- Genus Tamanawas Stephenson, Van Steenkiste & Leander, 2019
- Genus Vejdovskya Graff, 1905
- Genus Prevortex accepted as Provortex Graff, 1882 (Literature misspelling by Ferronière (1901: p. 118))
- Genus Schultzia Graff, 1882 accepted as Vejdovskya Graff, 1905 (Junior synonym of Schultzia Grimm, 1876 (see Graff, 1905: p.103))
- Genus Socorria de Beauchamp, 1913 accepted as Provortex Graff, 1882
- Subfamily Kirgisellinae Luther, 1962 accepted as Neokirgellinae Oswald, Makarkin, Tyler & Rogozin, 2010
- Genus Canetellia Ax, 1956 accepted as Baicalellia Nasonov, 1930
- Genus Coronopharynx Luther, 1962 accepted as Baicalellia Nasonov, 1930
- Genus Kirgisella Beklemischev, 1927 accepted as Neokirgella Oswald, Makarkin, Tyler & Rogozin, 2010 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Genus Provorticidorum (unaccepted > nomen nudum, This is just a (wrong) genitive plural of Provorticidae (should be Provorticidarum). It is not the name of a genus. Given as "Provorticidorum sp." by Rixen (1961), meaning: "species of Provorticidae".)
- Genus Scillivortex accepted as Scillyvortex Faubel & Warwick, 2005 accepted as Trigonostomum Schmidt, 1852 (Literature misspelling in the original description)
- Genus Scillyvortex Faubel & Warwick, 2005 accepted as Trigonostomum Schmidt, 1852 (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Beklemischev, W. N. (1927). Uber die Turbellarienfauna des Aralsees. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Morphologie und zum System der Dalyelliida. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung Systematik, Ökologie und Geografie der Tiere.</em> 54: 87-138. [details] Available for editors 
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Provorticidae Beklemischev, 1927. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142084 on 2025-11-18
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Beklemischev, W. N. (1927). Uber die Turbellarienfauna des Aralsees. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Morphologie und zum System der Dalyelliida. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung Systematik, Ökologie und Geografie der Tiere.</em> 54: 87-138. [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Van Steenkiste, N.; Tessens, B.; Willems, W.; Backeljau, T.; Jondelius, U.; Artois, T. (2013). A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Dalytyphloplanida (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela) reveals multiple escapes from the marine environment and origins of symbiotic relationships. PLoS ONE 8(3), e59917., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059917
note: These authors show that Provorticidae as traditionally conceived is not monophyletic. [details]
additional source Schockaert, E. R.; Jouk, P. E. H.; Martens, P. M. (1989). Free-living Plathelminthes from the Belgian coast and adjacent areas. <em>In: Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.) (1989). Proceedings of the Symposium Invertebrates of Belgium.</em> pp. 19-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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
taxonomy source Van Steenkiste, N.; Tessens, B.; Willems, W.; Backeljau, T.; Jondelius, U.; Artois, T. (2013). A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Dalytyphloplanida (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela) reveals multiple escapes from the marine environment and origins of symbiotic relationships. PLoS ONE 8(3), e59917., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059917
note: These authors show that Provorticidae as traditionally conceived is not monophyletic. [details]
additional source Schockaert, E. R.; Jouk, P. E. H.; Martens, P. M. (1989). Free-living Plathelminthes from the Belgian coast and adjacent areas. <em>In: Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.) (1989). Proceedings of the Symposium Invertebrates of Belgium.</em> pp. 19-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
