Turbellarians taxon details
Bipalium kewense Moseley, 1878
416385 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:416385)
accepted
Species
Placocephalus kewensis (Moseley, 1878) · unaccepted
Sphyrocephalus kewense Hallez, 1890 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Bipalium kewense viridis Lehnert, 1891
Not documented
Type locality contained in United Kingdom
type locality contained in United Kingdom [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Bipalium kewense Moseley, 1878. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=416385 on 2026-07-18
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context source (Bermuda)
Jones, H. D.; E. Sterrer, W. E. (2005). Terrestrial planarians (Platyhelminthes, with three new species) and nemertines of Bermuda. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 100(1): 31-58., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1001.1.3 [details] Available for editors 
basis of record BODC. (2009). Species list from the British Oceanographic Data Centre. <em>BODC. (2009). Species list from the British Oceanographic Data Centre.</em> [details]
additional source Solà, E.; Sluys, R.; Riutort, M.; Kawakatsu, M. (2023). Molecular phylogenetics facilitates the first historical biogeographic analysis of the hammerhead worms (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Bipaliinae), with the description of twelve new species and two new genera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5335(1): 1-77., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5335.1.1 [details] Available for editors
additional source De Luna, M.; Boll, P. K. (2023). An annotated checklist of terrestrial flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplanidae) from Mexico, with new records of invasive species from a citizen science platform and a new nomen dubium. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5297(4): 518-532., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5297.4.3 [details] Available for editors
identification resource Jones, H. D. (2005). British Land Flatworms. <em>British Wildlife.</em> 16(1): 189-194. [details] Available for editors
basis of record BODC. (2009). Species list from the British Oceanographic Data Centre. <em>BODC. (2009). Species list from the British Oceanographic Data Centre.</em> [details]
additional source Solà, E.; Sluys, R.; Riutort, M.; Kawakatsu, M. (2023). Molecular phylogenetics facilitates the first historical biogeographic analysis of the hammerhead worms (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Bipaliinae), with the description of twelve new species and two new genera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5335(1): 1-77., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5335.1.1 [details] Available for editors
additional source De Luna, M.; Boll, P. K. (2023). An annotated checklist of terrestrial flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Geoplanidae) from Mexico, with new records of invasive species from a citizen science platform and a new nomen dubium. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5297(4): 518-532., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5297.4.3 [details] Available for editors
identification resource Jones, H. D. (2005). British Land Flatworms. <em>British Wildlife.</em> 16(1): 189-194. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype RMNH VER.20259.a [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sphyrocephalus kewense Hallez, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (115 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Placocephalus kewensis (Moseley, 1878))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bipalium kewense)
To GenBank (39 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ WRM 16498 Bipalium kewense photo)
To PESI
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Placocephalus kewensis (Moseley, 1878))
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Sphyrocephalus kewense Hallez, 1890)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (1 record) (from synonym Placocephalus kewensis (Moseley, 1878))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (43 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sphyrocephalus kewense Hallez, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (115 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Placocephalus kewensis (Moseley, 1878))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bipalium kewense)
To GenBank (39 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ WRM 16498 Bipalium kewense photo)
To PESI
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Placocephalus kewensis (Moseley, 1878))To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Sphyrocephalus kewense Hallez, 1890)To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (1 record) (from synonym Placocephalus kewensis (Moseley, 1878))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (43 records)
To ITIS
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