Turbellarians - Kenkiidae Hyman, 1937

Turbellarians taxon details

Kenkiidae Hyman, 1937

AphiaID

479235 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:479235)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Planarioidea Stimpson, 1857

Synonymised names

Kenkiinae Hyman, 1937 · unaccepted

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Genus Kenkia Hyman, 1937
Genus Sphalloplana de Beauchamp, 1931
Genus Vermipharyngiella Porfiriev & Timoshkin, 2013
Genus Macrocotyla Hyman, 1956 accepted as Kenkia Hyman, 1937

Environment

fresh

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Kenkiidae Hyman, 1937. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=479235 on 2026-06-29

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2010-06-15 07:03:37Z

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Tyler, Seth

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source of synonymy (of Kenkiinae Hyman, 1937) Sluys, R.; Kawakatsu, M. (2006). Towards a phylogenetic classification of dendrocoelid freshwater planarians (Platyhelminthes): a morphological and eclectic approach. <em>Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.</em> 44(4): 274-284., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00371.x
page(s): 275-276 [details]

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(from synonym Kenkiinae Hyman, 1937)