Turbellarians taxon details

Aphanostoma Örsted, 1845

142142 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142142)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Xenacoelomorpha (Phylum)
  4. Acoelomorpha (Subphylum)
  5. Acoela (Order)
  6. Bursalia (Suborder)
  7. Crucimusculata (Infraorder)
  8. Isodiametridae (Family)
  9. Aphanostoma (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Isodiametridae Hooge & Tyler, 2005
Raphidophallus Kozloff, 1965 · unaccepted (Synonym)

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  1. Species Aphanostoma actuosus (Kozloff, 1965)
  2. Species Aphanostoma album Dörjes, 1968
  3. Species Aphanostoma bajaensis (Hooge & Eppinger, 2005)
  4. Species Aphanostoma cavernosum Meixner, 1938
  5. Species Aphanostoma cuernos (Hooge & Tyler, 2008)
  6. Species Aphanostoma divae (Marcus, 1950)
  7. Species Aphanostoma earnhardti (Hooge & Smith, 2004)
  8. Species Aphanostoma elegans Jensen, 1878
  9. Species Aphanostoma erinae (Hooge & Rocha, 2006)
  10. Species Aphanostoma finkei (Kånneby & Jondelius, 2013)
  11. Species Aphanostoma helgolandica (Dörjes, 1968)
  12. Species Aphanostoma karpredi (Hooge & Tyler, 2003)
  13. Species Aphanostoma nicki (Hooge & Tyler, 2008)
  14. Species Aphanostoma pulchra (Smith & Bush, 1991)
  15. Species Aphanostoma rhomboides Jensen, 1878
  16. Species Aphanostoma vexillaria (Marcus, 1948)
  17. Species Aphanostoma virescens Örsted, 1845
  18. Species Aphanostoma westbladi (Marcus, 1949)
  19. Species Aphanostoma adherens Meixner, 1938 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Species not mentioned in Meixner, 1938)
  20. Species Aphanostoma aurantiacum Verrill, 1893 (uncertain > nomen dubium, nomen dubium)
  21. Species Aphanostoma chromocephalum Steinböck, 1933 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Stenbock described as new species but was uncertain of position.)
  22. Species Aphanostoma divaceum Verrill, 1893 (uncertain > nomen dubium, nomen dubium)
  23. Species Aphanostoma fuscum Meixner, 1938 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Not mentioned in Meixner, 1938)
  24. Species Aphanostoma latum Ørsted, 1845 (uncertain > nomen dubium, nomen dubium)
  25. Species Aphanostoma olivaceum Verrill, 1893 (uncertain > nomen dubium, nomen dubium)
  26. Species Aphanostoma armatum Steinböck & Lanser, 1932 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum)
  27. Species Aphanostoma auratiacum Dörjes, 1968 accepted as Aphanostoma aurantiacum Verrill, 1893 (literature misspelling)
  28. Species Aphanostoma auritum Westblad, 1946 accepted as Eumecynostomum westbladi (Dörjes, 1968) (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum)
  29. Species Aphanostoma bimaculata Steinböck & Lanser, 1932 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum)
  30. Species Aphanostoma brusca Hooge, 2001 accepted as Aphanostoma bruscai Hooge & Tyler, 2003 accepted as Praeconvoluta bruscai (Hooge & Tyler, 2003) (nomen nudum)
  31. Species Aphanostoma bruscai Hooge & Tyler, 2003 accepted as Praeconvoluta bruscai (Hooge & Tyler, 2003) (Synonym)
  32. Species Aphanostoma collinae Hooge & Tyler, 2008 accepted as Praeconvoluta collinae (Hooge & Tyler, 2008) (Synonym)
  33. Species Aphanostoma diversicolor Ørsted, 1845 accepted as Paramecynostomum diversicolor (Ørsted, 1845) (Synonym)
  34. Species Aphanostoma griseum Ørsted, 1845 accepted as Aphanostoma rhomboides Jensen, 1878 (nomen nudum)
  35. Species Aphanostoma latissimum Levinsen, 1879 accepted as Archaphanostoma agile (Jensen, 1878) accepted as Baltalimania agile (Jensen, 1878) (junior synonym)
  36. Species Aphanostoma lutheri Westblad, 1946 accepted as Pelophila lutheri (Westblad, 1946) accepted as Acoelopelophila lutheri (Westblad, 1946) (homonym & junior synonym)
  37. Species Aphanostoma macrobursalis Westblad, 1946 accepted as Eumecynostomum macrobursalium (Westblad, 1946) (Synonym)
  38. Species Aphanostoma macrobursalium Westblad, 1946 accepted as Eumecynostomum macrobursalium (Westblad, 1946)
  39. Species Aphanostoma macrospiriferum Westblad, 1946 accepted as Mecynostomum macrospiriferum Westblad, 1948 accepted as Archaphanostoma macrospiriferum (Westblad, 1946) accepted as Baltalimania macrospiriferum (Westblad, 1946) (Synonym)
  40. Species Aphanostoma minima Steinböck, 1938 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum)
  41. Species Aphanostoma minimum Westblad, 1946 accepted as Haplogonaria minima (Westblad, 1946) (Synonym)
  42. Species Aphanostoma minuta Bohmig, 1895 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum)
  43. Species Aphanostoma orphinum Marcus, 1950 accepted as Pseudokuma orphinum (Marcus, 1950) (Synonym)
  44. Species Aphanostoma pallidum Beklemischev, 1915 accepted as Eumecynostomum pallidum (Beklemischev, 1915) (Synonym)
  45. Species Aphanostoma pisae Zauchner, Salvenmoser & Egger, 2015 accepted as Praeconvoluta pisae (Zauchner, Salvenmoser & Egger, 2015) (Synonym)
  46. Species Aphanostoma pulchella Pereyaslawzewa, 1892 accepted as Nadina pulchella Uljanin, 1870 (homonym & junior synonym)
  47. Species Aphanostoma rhomboides Westblad, 1946 accepted as Archaphanostoma agile (Jensen, 1878) accepted as Baltalimania agile (Jensen, 1878) (junior synonym)
  48. Species Aphanostoma rubropunctata Pereyaslawzewa, 1892 accepted as Otocelis rubropunctata (Schmidt, 1852) (homonym & junior synonym)
  49. Species Aphanostoma sanguineum Beklemischev, 1915 accepted as Pseudactinoposthia sanguineum (Beklemischev, 1915) (Synonym)
  50. Species Aphanostoma sensitiva Pereyaslawzewa, 1892 accepted as Nadina sensitiva Uljanin, 1870 (homonym & junior synonym)
  51. Species Aphanostoma tenuissima Westblad, 1946 accepted as Proaphanostoma tenuissima (Westblad, 1946)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Örsted, A. S. (1845). Fortegnelse over Dyr, samlede i Christianiafjord ved Drøbak fra 21–24 Juli, 1844. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 2.</em> 1: 400–427, plate V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2359713 [details] OpenAccess publication
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Aphanostoma Örsted, 1845. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142142 on 2026-08-16
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Faubel, Anno
2006-09-05 12:04:33Z
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Martinez, Olga
2010-06-17 12:41:58Z
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Tyler, Seth
2010-06-17 13:06:02Z
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Tyler, Seth
2025-11-21 13:56:58Z
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Tyler, Seth

original description Örsted, A. S. (1845). Fortegnelse over Dyr, samlede i Christianiafjord ved Drøbak fra 21–24 Juli, 1844. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 2.</em> 1: 400–427, plate V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2359713 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Raphidophallus Kozloff, 1965) Kozloff, E. N. (1965). New species of the acoel turbellarians from the Pacific coast. Biol Bull, 129: 151-166 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Paraconvoluta Westblad, 1946) Westblad, E. (1946). Studien ueber skandinavische Turbellaria Acoela. IV. Ark Zool, 38A(1):1-56
page(s): 29-31 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Atherton, S.; Jondelius, U. (2021). Phylogenetic assessment and systematic revision of the acoel family Isodiametridae. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 194(3): 736-760., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab050
page(s): 16–17.; note: Emended diagnosis of Aphanostoma. [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record 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  PDF available

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

basis of record (of Raphidophallus Kozloff, 1965) 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 Raphidophallus Kozloff, 1965) Atherton, S.; Jondelius, U. (2021). Phylogenetic assessment and systematic revision of the acoel family Isodiametridae. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 194(3): 736-760., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab050 [details] OpenAccess publication

source of synonymy (of Paraconvoluta Westblad, 1946) Marcus, E. (1948). Turbellaria do Brasil. <em>Boletins da Faculdade de Filosofia Cienciase Letras, Universidade de Sao Paulo Zoologia.</em> 13: 111-243., available online at https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2526-4877.bsffclzoologia.1948.125311
page(s): 187 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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Diagnosis With or without orange pigmented eyespots in the anterior. Rhabdoids present in rows. Frontal glands often prominent. Testes paired. Ovaries paired or unpaired. Male system includes curved, muscular penis invaginated into a muscular seminal vesicle and a distinct male or common atrium. Penis glandular, may have granule secretions or delicate cuticular rods in lumen. Female system includes distinct vagina with one or more well-developed sphincter muscles and walled bursa with cap or sclerotized single nozzle. Bursal cap may have multiple spines. Gonopore common or separate; if separate, female pore may be either anterior or posterior to male pore.  [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aphanostoma) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Raphidophallus) (from synonym Raphidophallus Kozloff, 1965)
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