Turbellarians taxon details
Flagellophora apelti Faubel & Dorjes, 1978
142802 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142802)
accepted
Species
marine
Faubel, A.; Dorjes, J. (1978). Flagellophora apelti gen.n. sp.n.: a remarkable representative of the order Nemertodermatida (Turbellaria: Archoophora). Senckenb Marit, 10:1-13 [?:Natur & Mus 108:157-161] [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. Flagellophora apelti Faubel & Dorjes, 1978. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142802 on 2026-09-10
original description
Faubel, A.; Dorjes, J. (1978). Flagellophora apelti gen.n. sp.n.: a remarkable representative of the order Nemertodermatida (Turbellaria: Archoophora). Senckenb Marit, 10:1-13 [?:Natur & Mus 108:157-161] [details] Available for editors
context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. E. (1998). New and known Nemertodermatida (Platyhelminthes- Acoelomorpha) - a revision. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 128(1): 55-92 [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Sterrer, W. E. (1998). New and known Nemertodermatida (Platyhelminthes- Acoelomorpha) - a revision. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 128(1): 55-92 [details] Available for editors
additional source Tyler, S.; Hooge, M.; Sterrer, W. (2025). Feeding by Broom and Brush: A Unique Prey‐Capture Organ in <i>Flagellophora apelti</i> (Nemertodermatida). <em>Journal of Morphology.</em> 286(9)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.70083 [details] Available for editors
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. E. (1998). New and known Nemertodermatida (Platyhelminthes- Acoelomorpha) - a revision. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 128(1): 55-92 [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Sterrer, W. E. (1998). New and known Nemertodermatida (Platyhelminthes- Acoelomorpha) - a revision. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 128(1): 55-92 [details] Available for editors
additional source Tyler, S.; Hooge, M.; Sterrer, W. (2025). Feeding by Broom and Brush: A Unique Prey‐Capture Organ in <i>Flagellophora apelti</i> (Nemertodermatida). <em>Journal of Morphology.</em> 286(9)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.70083 [details] Available for editors
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SMF 3594, geounit Helgoland [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat coastal to bathyal, in sand [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Flagellophora apelti)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Flagellophora apelti)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
From editor or global species database
