Turbellarians name details
original description
Dreyer, T. F. (1914). A Mesostoma from Bloemfontein (M. karrooense, n. sp.). <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa.</em> 5: 55-59. [details] 
status source
Ferguson F.F., Hayes W.J. jr. (1941). A synopsis of the genus Mesostoma Ehrenberg 1835. <em>Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society.</em> 57(1): 1–52.
page(s): 39; note: Explained that the species is incompletely described, but definitely does not belong to Mesostoma. [details] Available for editors 