Turbellarians taxon details
Pucelis ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859) Artois & Ramos-Sánchez, 2025
1897476 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1897476)
accepted
Species
Discocelis binoculata Verrill, 1901 · unaccepted
Leptoplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859) · unaccepted
Melloplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859) · unaccepted
Notocomplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Notoplana bahamensis Bock, 1913 · unaccepted
Notoplana binoculata (Verrill, 1901) · unaccepted
Notoplana caribbeana Hyman, 1939 · unaccepted
Notoplana ferruginea Schmarda, 1859 · unaccepted
Polycelis ferruginea Schmarda, 1859 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2026). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Pucelis ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859) Artois & Ramos-Sánchez, 2025. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1897476 on 2026-09-01
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original description
(of Notoplana caribbeana Hyman, 1939) Hyman, L. H. (1939). Polyclad worms collected on the presidential cruise of 1938. <em>Smithsonian miscellaneous collections.</em> 98 (17): 1–13.
page(s): 2 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Discocelis binoculata Verrill, 1901) Verrill, A. E. (1901). Additions to the fauna of the Bermudas from the Yale expedition of 1901, with notes on other species. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 15-62, 9 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13463998 [details]
new combination reference Artois, T. J.; Ramos-Sánchez, M. (2025). On the validity of Notocomplana Faubel, 1983 (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida), a widely used name within polyclad taxonomy. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5737(2): 297-300., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.10 [details] Available for editors
additional source (of Notocomplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859)) Cuadrado, D.; Hernández-Gonzalez, A.; Noreña, C.; Simões, N. (2024). Polyclads (Platyhelminthes) in the southern Gulf of Mexico: unveiling biodiversity and descriptions of two new species. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1221: 103-144., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1221.128260 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy (of Melloplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859)) Litvaitis, M. K.; Bolaños, D. M.; Quiroga, S. Y. (2019). Systematic congruence in Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora): are DNA and morphology telling the same story?. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 186: 865–891., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz007
page(s): 13, 23 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 2 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Discocelis binoculata Verrill, 1901) Verrill, A. E. (1901). Additions to the fauna of the Bermudas from the Yale expedition of 1901, with notes on other species. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 15-62, 9 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13463998 [details]
new combination reference Artois, T. J.; Ramos-Sánchez, M. (2025). On the validity of Notocomplana Faubel, 1983 (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida), a widely used name within polyclad taxonomy. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5737(2): 297-300., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.10 [details] Available for editors
additional source (of Notocomplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859)) Cuadrado, D.; Hernández-Gonzalez, A.; Noreña, C.; Simões, N. (2024). Polyclads (Platyhelminthes) in the southern Gulf of Mexico: unveiling biodiversity and descriptions of two new species. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1221: 103-144., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1221.128260 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy (of Melloplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859)) Litvaitis, M. K.; Bolaños, D. M.; Quiroga, S. Y. (2019). Systematic congruence in Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora): are DNA and morphology telling the same story?. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 186: 865–891., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz007
page(s): 13, 23 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leptoplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Notoplana caribbeana Hyman, 1939)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Notoplana ferruginea Schmarda, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Notoplana bahamensis Bock, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Polycelis ferruginea Schmarda, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Discocelis binoculata Verrill, 1901)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notocomplana ferruginea) (from synonym Notocomplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Notocomplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Melloplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Melloplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Polycelis ferruginea Schmarda, 1859)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Leptoplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Discocelis binoculata Verrill, 1901)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Notoplana bahamensis Bock, 1913)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Notoplana binoculata (Verrill, 1901))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Notocomplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Notoplana caribbeana Hyman, 1939)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Notoplana ferruginea Schmarda, 1859)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (1 record) (from synonym Melloplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (2 records) (from synonym Notoplana ferruginea Schmarda, 1859)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (Holotype USNM 20424) (from synonym Notoplana caribbeana Hyman, 1939)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 020142) (from synonym Melloplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Notoplana caribbeana Hyman, 1939)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Notoplana ferruginea Schmarda, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Notoplana bahamensis Bock, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Polycelis ferruginea Schmarda, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Discocelis binoculata Verrill, 1901)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notocomplana ferruginea) (from synonym Notocomplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Notocomplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Melloplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Melloplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Polycelis ferruginea Schmarda, 1859)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Leptoplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Discocelis binoculata Verrill, 1901)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Notoplana bahamensis Bock, 1913)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Notoplana binoculata (Verrill, 1901))To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Notocomplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Notoplana caribbeana Hyman, 1939)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Notoplana ferruginea Schmarda, 1859)To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (1 record) (from synonym Melloplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (2 records) (from synonym Notoplana ferruginea Schmarda, 1859)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (Holotype USNM 20424) (from synonym Notoplana caribbeana Hyman, 1939)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 020142) (from synonym Melloplana ferruginea (Schmarda, 1859))
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym