Turbellarians taxon details
Polycelis (Polycelis) coronata (Girard, 1891) Stringer, 1918
482359 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:482359)
accepted
Species
Phagocata coronata Girard, 1891 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Polycelis borealis Kenk, 1953 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Polycelis (Polycelis) coronata brevipenis Kenk, 1972
- Subspecies Polycelis (Polycelis) coronata coronata (Girard, 1891)
- Subspecies Polycelis (Polycelis) coronata monticola Kenk & Hampton, 1982
- Subspecies Polycelis (Polycelis) coronata borealis Kenk, 1953 accepted as Polycelis (Polycelis) coronata coronata (Girard, 1891)
recent only
(of Phagocata coronata Girard, 1891) Girard, C. F. (1894). Recherches sur les Planaries et les Nemertiens de l'Amerique du Nord. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, serie 7, 15: 145-310, plates 3-6, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14972612
page(s): 173 [details]
page(s): 173 [details]
Type locality contained in Wyoming
type locality contained in Wyoming [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Polycelis (Polycelis) coronata (Girard, 1891) Stringer, 1918. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=482359 on 2026-02-12
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(of Phagocata coronata Girard, 1891) Girard, C. F. (1894). Recherches sur les Planaries et les Nemertiens de l'Amerique du Nord. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, serie 7, 15: 145-310, plates 3-6, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14972612
page(s): 173 [details]
original description (of Polycelis borealis Kenk, 1953) Kenk, R. (1953). The fresh-water triclads (Turbellaria) of Alaska. Proceed U S National Mus, 103(3322):163-186, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.103-3322.163
page(s): 168-173, Fig. 22 [details]
new combination reference Stringer, C. F. (1918). Chapter XII. The free-living flatworms (Turbellaria). <em>In: Ward, H.B. & Whipple G.C. (Eds.). Freshwater Biology. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 1111 pages.</em>
page(s): 323–364 [details]
source of synonymy (of Polycelis borealis Kenk, 1953) Kenk, R. (1972). Freshwater planarians (Turbellaria) of North America. <em>Biota of Fresh-water Ecosystems, Identification Manual.</em> 1: 1-81 ; Washington, Environmental Protection Agency. [Also second printing, 1976, Cincinnati, Ohio].
page(s): 27 [details]
page(s): 173 [details]
original description (of Polycelis borealis Kenk, 1953) Kenk, R. (1953). The fresh-water triclads (Turbellaria) of Alaska. Proceed U S National Mus, 103(3322):163-186, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.103-3322.163
page(s): 168-173, Fig. 22 [details]
new combination reference Stringer, C. F. (1918). Chapter XII. The free-living flatworms (Turbellaria). <em>In: Ward, H.B. & Whipple G.C. (Eds.). Freshwater Biology. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 1111 pages.</em>
page(s): 323–364 [details]
source of synonymy (of Polycelis borealis Kenk, 1953) Kenk, R. (1972). Freshwater planarians (Turbellaria) of North America. <em>Biota of Fresh-water Ecosystems, Identification Manual.</em> 1: 1-81 ; Washington, Environmental Protection Agency. [Also second printing, 1976, Cincinnati, Ohio].
page(s): 27 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Polycelis borealis Kenk, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Phagocata coronata Girard, 1891)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Phagocata coronata Girard, 1891)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Polycelis borealis Kenk, 1953)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (Holotype USNM 22333) (from synonym Polycelis borealis Kenk, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Polycelis borealis Kenk, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Phagocata coronata Girard, 1891)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Phagocata coronata Girard, 1891)To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
(from synonym Polycelis borealis Kenk, 1953)To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (Holotype USNM 22333) (from synonym Polycelis borealis Kenk, 1953)