Turbellarians - Otoplana oxyspina Lanfranchi & Melai, 2007

Turbellarians taxon details

Otoplana oxyspina Lanfranchi & Melai, 2007

AphiaID

559260 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559260)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Otoplana Du Plessis, 1889

Original name

Otoplana oxyspina Lanfranchi & Melai, 2007

Environment

marine

Original description

Lanfranchi, A.; Melai M. (2007). Morphology and taxonomy of a new species of otoplanid (Plathelminthes, Rhabditophora, Proseriata) from the Ligurian Sea. <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 74(2): 209-214., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250000701286787 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Otoplana oxyspina Lanfranchi & Melai, 2007. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559260 on 2026-08-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-02-08 08:48:47Z

created

Tyler, Seth

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original description Lanfranchi, A.; Melai M. (2007). Morphology and taxonomy of a new species of otoplanid (Plathelminthes, Rhabditophora, Proseriata) from the Ligurian Sea. <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 74(2): 209-214., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250000701286787 [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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