Turbellarians name details
Polycystis papillatus (Mereschkowsky, 1878) Graff, 1905
143209 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143209)
uncertain > nomen dubium (To few details on morphology provided by Mereschkowsky to identify the specimen. Would best be considered nomen oblitum.)
Species
marine
(of Prostomum papillatum Mereschkowsky, 1878) Mereschkowsky, C. (1879). Ueber einige Turbellarien des Weissen Meeres. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 45(1): 35–55. With one table.
page(s): 46, t. 4, f. 4 [details]
page(s): 46, t. 4, f. 4 [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Polycystis papillatus (Mereschkowsky, 1878) Graff, 1905. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143209 on 2026-02-18
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(of Prostomum papillatum Mereschkowsky, 1878) Mereschkowsky, C. (1879). Ueber einige Turbellarien des Weissen Meeres. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 45(1): 35–55. With one table.
page(s): 46, t. 4, f. 4 [details]
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
new combination reference Graff, L. von. (1905). Marine Turbellarien Orotavas und der Küsten Europas. II. Rhabdocoela. <em>Zeitschrift fur wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 83: 68-150. With 5 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43242488 [details]
new combination reference (of Macrorhynchus papillatus (Mereschkowsky, 1878) Graff, 1882) Graff, L., von. (1882). Monographie der Turbellarien 1. Rhabdocoelida. <em>[Book].</em> 1-442, Verlag Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig., available online at https://books.google.com/books/about/Monographie_der_Turbellarien.html?id=LT0hAQAAMAAJ [details]
page(s): 46, t. 4, f. 4 [details]
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
new combination reference Graff, L. von. (1905). Marine Turbellarien Orotavas und der Küsten Europas. II. Rhabdocoela. <em>Zeitschrift fur wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 83: 68-150. With 5 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43242488 [details]
new combination reference (of Macrorhynchus papillatus (Mereschkowsky, 1878) Graff, 1882) Graff, L., von. (1882). Monographie der Turbellarien 1. Rhabdocoelida. <em>[Book].</em> 1-442, Verlag Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig., available online at https://books.google.com/books/about/Monographie_der_Turbellarien.html?id=LT0hAQAAMAAJ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
