Turbellarians taxon details
Latocestus mexicanus (Hyman, 1953) Faubel, 1983
483635 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:483635)
accepted
Species
Alleena mexicana Hyman, 1953 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Alleena mexicana Hyman, 1953) Hyman, L. H. (1953). The polyclad flatworms of the Pacific coast of North America. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 100: 269-391. [details] Available for editors 
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Latocestus mexicanus (Hyman, 1953) Faubel, 1983. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=483635 on 2026-01-24
original description
(of Alleena mexicana Hyman, 1953) Hyman, L. H. (1953). The polyclad flatworms of the Pacific coast of North America. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 100: 269-391. [details] Available for editors
additional source Ramos-Sánchez, M. (2024). The polyclads (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific: Commented checklist and description of a new species. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 962: 1–67., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.962.2683 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference Faubel, A. (1983). The Polycladida, Turbellaria - Proposal and establishment of a new system Part I. The Acotylea. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 80: 17-121. [details] Available for editors
additional source Ramos-Sánchez, M. (2024). The polyclads (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Tropical Eastern Pacific: Commented checklist and description of a new species. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 962: 1–67., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.962.2683 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference Faubel, A. (1983). The Polycladida, Turbellaria - Proposal and establishment of a new system Part I. The Acotylea. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 80: 17-121. [details] Available for editors
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature note Faubel (1983) mentions it as L. mexicana. Should be "mexicanus" as Latocestus is masculine (ICZN art.34.2.1) [details]
