Turbellarians taxon details
Rectocephala exotica Hyman, 1953
481893 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:481893)
accepted
Species
Bdellocephala exotica (Hyman, 1953) · unaccepted
Hyman, L. H. (1953). North American Triclad Turbellaria. 14. A new, probably exotic, Dendrocoelid. Amer Mus Novitates, (1629):6
page(s): 2-5, figs. 1-4 [details]
page(s): 2-5, figs. 1-4 [details]
Type locality contained in District of Columbia
type locality contained in District of Columbia [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Rectocephala exotica Hyman, 1953. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=481893 on 2026-08-08
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Hyman, L. H. (1953). North American Triclad Turbellaria. 14. A new, probably exotic, Dendrocoelid. Amer Mus Novitates, (1629):6
page(s): 2-5, figs. 1-4 [details]
source of synonymy (of Bdellocephala exotica (Hyman, 1953)) Kenk, R. (1989). Revised list of the North American freshwater planarians (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Paludicola). <em>Smithsonian Contrib. Zool.</em> 476, 10 pp.
page(s): 5-jun [details]
page(s): 2-5, figs. 1-4 [details]
source of synonymy (of Bdellocephala exotica (Hyman, 1953)) Kenk, R. (1989). Revised list of the North American freshwater planarians (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Paludicola). <em>Smithsonian Contrib. Zool.</em> 476, 10 pp.
page(s): 5-jun [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ WRM 24714 Rectocephala exotica at 12x photo)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ WRM 24714 Rectocephala exotica diameter 32 at 4x photo)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Bdellocephala exotica (Hyman, 1953))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ WRM 24714 Rectocephala exotica at 12x photo)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ WRM 24714 Rectocephala exotica diameter 32 at 4x photo)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Bdellocephala exotica (Hyman, 1953))To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
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