Turbellarians - Stylochus mertensi Diesing, 1850

Turbellarians name details

Stylochus mertensi Diesing, 1850

AphiaID

487286 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:487286)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Gnesioceros mertensi (Diesing, 1850) Diesing, 1862 accepted as Gnesioceros sargassicola (Mertens, 1833) Hyman, 1939

Rank

Species

Parent

Stylochus Ehrenberg, 1831

Original name

Stylochus mertensi Diesing, 1850

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Diesing, C.M. [[Karl Moritz, usually as Latin C. M = Carolo Mauritio]. (1850). Systema Helminthum. Vol. I. <em>[book].</em> xiii[xvi] + 679 pp.W. Vindobonae, Braumüller, Wien., available online at https://archive.org/details/systemahelminth00diesgoog/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater [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. Stylochus mertensi Diesing, 1850. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=487286 on 2026-08-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-06-25 07:25:58Z

created

Tyler, Seth

2025-08-30 04:21:03Z

changed

Artois, Tom

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Sources (1)
Links (2)

original description Diesing, C.M. [[Karl Moritz, usually as Latin C. M = Carolo Mauritio]. (1850). Systema Helminthum. Vol. I. <em>[book].</em> xiii[xvi] + 679 pp.W. Vindobonae, Braumüller, Wien., available online at https://archive.org/details/systemahelminth00diesgoog/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database