Turbellarians taxon details
Mesostoma michaelseni Weiss, 1909
481099 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:481099)
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Weiss, A. (1909). Turbellaria, Rhabdocoelida und Tricladid paludicola. <em>Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905.</em> Bd. 2, Lfr. 22: 403–410.
page(s): 404 [details]
page(s): 404 [details]
Type locality contained in South West Australia
type locality contained in South West Australia [details]
Taxonomic remark According to Ferguson & Hayes (1941), the species cannot belong to Mesostoma because of the relative position of the...
Taxonomic remark According to Ferguson & Hayes (1941), the species cannot belong to Mesostoma because of the relative position of the vitellaria to the testes. Noreña & Faubel (1992) do not discuss this issue, but keep the species within Mesostoma, a view followed here for the time being. [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Mesostoma michaelseni Weiss, 1909. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=481099 on 2026-02-07
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Weiss, A. (1909). Turbellaria, Rhabdocoelida und Tricladid paludicola. <em>Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905.</em> Bd. 2, Lfr. 22: 403–410.
page(s): 404 [details]
taxonomy source Noreña Janssen, C.; Faubel, A. (1992). Revision of the Subfamily Mesostominae, Rhabdocoela, Platyhelminthes. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 89: 7–47.
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Ferguson F.F., Hayes W.J. jr. (1941). A synopsis of the genus Mesostoma Ehrenberg 1835. <em>Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society.</em> 57(1): 1–52.
page(s): 40 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 404 [details]
taxonomy source Noreña Janssen, C.; Faubel, A. (1992). Revision of the Subfamily Mesostominae, Rhabdocoela, Platyhelminthes. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 89: 7–47.
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Ferguson F.F., Hayes W.J. jr. (1941). A synopsis of the genus Mesostoma Ehrenberg 1835. <em>Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society.</em> 57(1): 1–52.
page(s): 40 [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomic remark According to Ferguson & Hayes (1941), the species cannot belong to Mesostoma because of the relative position of the vitellaria to the testes. Noreña & Faubel (1992) do not discuss this issue, but keep the species within Mesostoma, a view followed here for the time being. [details]