Turbellarians taxon details
Syndesmis dendrastrorum Stunkard & Corliss, 1951
480829 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:480829)
accepted
Species
Marcusella dendrastorum (Stunkard & Corliss, 1951) Marcus, 1968 · unaccepted (Not only considered to be a...)
Not only considered to be a species of Syndesmis, but also misspelling of epithet, which should be dendrastrorum (see note on S. dendrastrorum)
Syndesmis dendrastorum · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Stunkard, H.W.; Corliss, J.O. (1951). New species of Syndesmis and a revision of the family Umagillidae Wahl 1910 (Turbellaria: Rhabdocoela). <em>Biological Bulletin.</em> 101: 319-334., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1538550 [details] Available for editors 
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Syndesmis dendrastrorum Stunkard & Corliss, 1951. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=480829 on 2026-08-15
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Stunkard, H.W.; Corliss, J.O. (1951). New species of Syndesmis and a revision of the family Umagillidae Wahl 1910 (Turbellaria: Rhabdocoela). <em>Biological Bulletin.</em> 101: 319-334., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1538550 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hyman, L. H. (1960). New and known umagillid rhabdocoels from Echinoderms. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1984:1-14. [details] Available for editors
additional source Kozloff, E. N. (1997). Syndesmis echiniacuti sp. nov. (Turbellaria: neorhabdocoela: Umagillidae), from the Mediterranean sea urchin Echinus acutus. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 38: 97-102. [details] Available for editors
additional source Brogger, M. I.; Ivanov, V. A. (2010). Syndesmis patagonica n. sp. (Rhabdocoela: Umagillidae) from the sea urchin Arbacia dufresnii (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in Patagonia, Argentina. Zootaxa, 2442: 59-68, available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2442.1.5 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cavaleiro, F. I.; Frade, D. G.; Rangel, L. F.; Santos, M. J. (2018). Syndesmis François, 1886 (Rhabdocoela: Umagillidae): a revisitation, with a synopsis and an identification key to species, and new molecular evidence for ascertaining the phylogeny of the group. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-018-9781-5 [details] Available for editors
additional source Monnens, M.; Artois, T.; Vanhove, M. P. (2017). Syndesmis aethopharynx (Umagillidae, Rhabdocoela, Platyhelminthes) from the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus : First record from the Eastern Mediterranean, phylogenetic position and intraspecific morphological variation. <em>Parasitology International.</em> 66(6): 848-858., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2017.07.006 [details] Available for editors
additional source Doignon G. & Artois T. (2006). Annotated checklist of the umagillid turbellarians infesting echinoids (Echinodermata). <em>Belgian Journal of Zoology 136 (1): 101-106.</em> [details] Available for editors
additional source Kozloff, E. N.; Westervelt, C. A. (1987). Redescription of Syndesmis echinorum Francois, 1886 (Turbellaria: Neorhabdocoela: Umagillidae), with Comments on Distinctions between Syndesmis and Syndisyrinx. <em>The Journal of Parasitology.</em> 73(1): 184., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3282364 [details] Available for editors
redescription Smith, N. S. (1973). A new description of Syndesmis dendrastrorum (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria) an intestinal rhabdocoel inhabiting the sand dollar Dendraster excentricus. <em>The Biological Bulletin.</em> 145(3): 598-606., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1540640 [details] Available for editors
basis of record (of Syndesmis dendrastorum) Hickman, V. V. (1956). Parasitic Turbellaria from Tasmanian Echinoidea. <em>Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.</em> 90: 169-181., available online at https://doi.org/10.26749/ucpy5274
page(s): 170 [details] Available for editors
additional source (of Syndesmis dendrastorum) Brogger, M. I.; Ivanov, V. A. (2010). Syndesmis patagonica n. sp. (Rhabdocoela: Umagillidae) from the sea urchin Arbacia dufresnii (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in Patagonia, Argentina. Zootaxa, 2442: 59-68, available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2442.1.5 [details] Available for editors
additional source (of Syndesmis dendrastorum) Jennings, J. (1971). Parasitism and Commensalism in the Turbellaria. <em>Advances in Parasitology.</em> 9: 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0065-308x(08)60158-x
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors
additional source (of Syndesmis dendrastorum) Cannon, L. R. G. (1982). Endosymbiotic Umagillids (Turbellaria) from Holothurians of the Great Barrier Reef. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 11: 173-188., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1982.tb00530.x [details] Available for editors
additional source Hyman, L. H. (1960). New and known umagillid rhabdocoels from Echinoderms. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1984:1-14. [details] Available for editors
additional source Kozloff, E. N. (1997). Syndesmis echiniacuti sp. nov. (Turbellaria: neorhabdocoela: Umagillidae), from the Mediterranean sea urchin Echinus acutus. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 38: 97-102. [details] Available for editors
additional source Brogger, M. I.; Ivanov, V. A. (2010). Syndesmis patagonica n. sp. (Rhabdocoela: Umagillidae) from the sea urchin Arbacia dufresnii (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in Patagonia, Argentina. Zootaxa, 2442: 59-68, available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2442.1.5 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cavaleiro, F. I.; Frade, D. G.; Rangel, L. F.; Santos, M. J. (2018). Syndesmis François, 1886 (Rhabdocoela: Umagillidae): a revisitation, with a synopsis and an identification key to species, and new molecular evidence for ascertaining the phylogeny of the group. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-018-9781-5 [details] Available for editors
additional source Monnens, M.; Artois, T.; Vanhove, M. P. (2017). Syndesmis aethopharynx (Umagillidae, Rhabdocoela, Platyhelminthes) from the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus : First record from the Eastern Mediterranean, phylogenetic position and intraspecific morphological variation. <em>Parasitology International.</em> 66(6): 848-858., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2017.07.006 [details] Available for editors
additional source Doignon G. & Artois T. (2006). Annotated checklist of the umagillid turbellarians infesting echinoids (Echinodermata). <em>Belgian Journal of Zoology 136 (1): 101-106.</em> [details] Available for editors
additional source Kozloff, E. N.; Westervelt, C. A. (1987). Redescription of Syndesmis echinorum Francois, 1886 (Turbellaria: Neorhabdocoela: Umagillidae), with Comments on Distinctions between Syndesmis and Syndisyrinx. <em>The Journal of Parasitology.</em> 73(1): 184., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3282364 [details] Available for editors
redescription Smith, N. S. (1973). A new description of Syndesmis dendrastrorum (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria) an intestinal rhabdocoel inhabiting the sand dollar Dendraster excentricus. <em>The Biological Bulletin.</em> 145(3): 598-606., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1540640 [details] Available for editors
basis of record (of Syndesmis dendrastorum) Hickman, V. V. (1956). Parasitic Turbellaria from Tasmanian Echinoidea. <em>Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.</em> 90: 169-181., available online at https://doi.org/10.26749/ucpy5274
page(s): 170 [details] Available for editors
additional source (of Syndesmis dendrastorum) Brogger, M. I.; Ivanov, V. A. (2010). Syndesmis patagonica n. sp. (Rhabdocoela: Umagillidae) from the sea urchin Arbacia dufresnii (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in Patagonia, Argentina. Zootaxa, 2442: 59-68, available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2442.1.5 [details] Available for editors
additional source (of Syndesmis dendrastorum) Jennings, J. (1971). Parasitism and Commensalism in the Turbellaria. <em>Advances in Parasitology.</em> 9: 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0065-308x(08)60158-x
page(s): 9 [details] Available for editors
additional source (of Syndesmis dendrastorum) Cannon, L. R. G. (1982). Endosymbiotic Umagillids (Turbellaria) from Holothurians of the Great Barrier Reef. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 11: 173-188., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1982.tb00530.x [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Marcusella dendrastorum (Stunkard & Corliss, 1951) Marcus, 1968)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Syndesmis dendrastorum)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (2 records)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Marcusella dendrastorum (Stunkard & Corliss, 1951) Marcus, 1968)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Syndesmis dendrastorum)To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (2 records)
From editor or global species database
