Turbellarians name details

Polycelis tasmanica (Darwin, 1844) Diesing, 1850

482399  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:482399)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Platyhelminthes (Phylum)
  4. Rhabditophora (Subphylum)
  5. Tricladida (Order)
  6. Continenticola (Suborder)
  7. Planarioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Planariidae (Family)
  9. Polycelis (Genus)
  10. Polycelis tasmanica (Species)
 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Planaria tasmaniana Darwin, 1844) Darwin, C. (1844). Brief descriptions of several terrestrial planariae and of some remarkable marine species, with an account of their habits. Ann. and Mag. of Nat hist., 14: 241-251, pl. 5, figs. 1-4
page(s): 242 [details] OpenAccess publication
Nomenclature "tasmanica" is a misspelling of "tasmaniana"  
Nomenclature "tasmanica" is a misspelling of "tasmaniana" [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Polycelis tasmanica (Darwin, 1844) Diesing, 1850. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=482399 on 2026-02-06
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2010-06-23 13:12:51Z
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Tyler, Seth
2011-02-23 13:37:25Z
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Artois, Tom
2011-10-14 12:26:31Z
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Artois, Tom
2021-04-18 18:21:37Z
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Artois, Tom

original description (of Planaria tasmaniana Darwin, 1844) Darwin, C. (1844). Brief descriptions of several terrestrial planariae and of some remarkable marine species, with an account of their habits. Ann. and Mag. of Nat hist., 14: 241-251, pl. 5, figs. 1-4
page(s): 242 [details] OpenAccess publication
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature "tasmanica" is a misspelling of "tasmaniana" [details]
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