Turbellarians taxon details
Latocestus Plehn, 1896
Alleena Marcus, 1947 · unaccepted
Oculoplana Pearse, 1938 · unaccepted
- Species Latocestus argus Laidlaw, 1903
- Species Latocestus atlanticus Plehn, 1896
- Species Latocestus brasiliensis Hyman, 1955
- Species Latocestus callizona (Marcus, 1947)
- Species Latocestus maldivensis (Laidlaw, 1902)
- Species Latocestus marginatus Meixner, 1907
- Species Latocestus mexicanus (Hyman, 1953) Faubel, 1983
- Species Latocestus plehni Laidlaw, 1906
- Species Latocestus viridis Bock, 1913
- Species Latocestus whartoni (Pearse, 1938)
- Species Latocestus caribbeanus Prudhoe, 1944 accepted as Eulatocestus caribbeanus (Prudhoe, 1944)
- Species Latocestus galapagensis Hyman, 1953 accepted as Eulatocestus galapagensis (Hyman, 1953) Faubel, 1983 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Latocestus ocellatus Marcus, 1947 accepted as Prolatocestus ocellatus (Marcus, 1947)
- Species Latocestus pacificus Laidlaw, 1903 accepted as Eulatocestus pacificus (Laidlaw, 1903)
marine
Not documented
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Latocestus Plehn, 1896. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415546 on 2026-02-08
original description
(of Alleena Marcus, 1947) Marcus, E. (1947). Turbellarios Marinhos do Brasil (5). <em>Boletins da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo. Zoologia.</em> 12: 99-215., available online at https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2526-4877.bsffclzoologia.1947.125220 [details] Available for editors 
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality