Turbellarians - Planaria serpentina Dalyell, 1853

Turbellarians name details

Planaria serpentina Dalyell, 1853

AphiaID

486190 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:486190)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Opistomum serpentina (Dalyell, 1853) Johnston, 1865 accepted as Prorhynchus serpentinus (Dalyell, 1853) Leuckart, 1859 accepted as Prorhynchus stagnalis Schultze, 1851

Rank

Species

Parent

Planaria Müller O.F., 1776

Original name

Planaria serpentina Dalyell, 1853

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Dalyell, J. G. (1853). The Powers of the Creator Displayed in the Creation: or, Observations on Life Amidst the Various Forms of the Humbler Tribes of Animated Nature: with Practical Comments and Illustrations. Volume II. xiii + 359 pp., 46 pls. John van Voorst. London., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18804951
page(s): 122 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Planaria serpentina Dalyell, 1853. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=486190 on 2026-01-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-06-25 07:25:58Z

created

Tyler, Seth

2023-11-15 16:15:08Z

changed

Artois, Tom

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original description Dalyell, J. G. (1853). The Powers of the Creator Displayed in the Creation: or, Observations on Life Amidst the Various Forms of the Humbler Tribes of Animated Nature: with Practical Comments and Illustrations. Volume II. xiii + 359 pp., 46 pls. John van Voorst. London., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18804951
page(s): 122 [details]

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