Turbellarians taxon details
Microplana plurioculata Sluys, Mateos & Álvarez-Presas, 2016
869034 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:869034)
accepted
Species
Sluys, R.; Mateos, E.; Riutort, M.; Álvarez-Presas, M. (2016). Towards a comprehensive, integrative analysis of the diversity of European microplaninid land flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Microplaninae), with the description of two peculiar new species. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 14(1): 9-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2015.1103323 [details] Available for editors 
Type locality contained in Spain
type locality contained in Spain [details]
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from a combination of the Latin adjectives plures (more, plural) and oculatus (with eyes),...
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from a combination of the Latin adjectives plures (more, plural) and oculatus (with eyes), thus alluding to the multiple eyes present in this species [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Microplana plurioculata Sluys, Mateos & Álvarez-Presas, 2016. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869034 on 2026-06-06
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Sluys, R.; Mateos, E.; Riutort, M.; Álvarez-Presas, M. (2016). Towards a comprehensive, integrative analysis of the diversity of European microplaninid land flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Microplaninae), with the description of two peculiar new species. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 14(1): 9-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2015.1103323 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology The specific epithet is derived from a combination of the Latin adjectives plures (more, plural) and oculatus (with eyes), thus alluding to the multiple eyes present in this species [details]
