Turbellarians - Macrostomum shenandoahense (Ferguson, 1940)

Turbellarians taxon details

Macrostomum shenandoahense (Ferguson, 1940)

AphiaID

481450 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:481450)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Macrostomum Schmidt, 1848

Synonymised names

Macrostomum ruebushi shenandoahensis Ferguson, 1940 · unaccepted

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Ferguson, F. F. (1939-1940). A monograph of the genus Macrostomum O. Schmidt 1848. 8 Parts. Zool Anz. 126 :7-20; 127: 131-144; 128: 49-68. 188-205, 274-291; 129: 21-48, 120-146, 244-266. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Macrostomum shenandoahense (Ferguson, 1940). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=481450 on 2026-07-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-06-23 13:12:51Z

created

Tyler, Seth

2011-02-23 13:37:25Z

changed

Artois, Tom

2011-10-14 12:26:31Z

changed

Artois, Tom

2015-08-25 07:27:39Z

changed

Artois, Tom

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original description Ferguson, F. F. (1939-1940). A monograph of the genus Macrostomum O. Schmidt 1848. 8 Parts. Zool Anz. 126 :7-20; 127: 131-144; 128: 49-68. 188-205, 274-291; 129: 21-48, 120-146, 244-266. [details]

original description (of Macrostomum ruebushi shenandoahensis Ferguson, 1940) Ferguson, F. F. (1939-1940). A monograph of the genus Macrostomum O. Schmidt 1848. 8 Parts. Zool Anz. 126 :7-20; 127: 131-144; 128: 49-68. 188-205, 274-291; 129: 21-48, 120-146, 244-266.
page(s): 44-45 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ WRM 20470 Macrostomum ruebushi length 24 at 4x photo) (from synonym Macrostomum ruebushi shenandoahensis Ferguson, 1940)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database

(from synonym Macrostomum ruebushi shenandoahensis Ferguson, 1940)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database

Unreviewed

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ WRM 20470 Macrostomum ruebushi length 24 at 4x photo)

Hosted externally, from synonym