Turbellarians - Mexistylochus levis Hyman, 1953

Turbellarians name details

Mexistylochus levis Hyman, 1953

AphiaID

879601 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:879601)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Ommatoplana levis (Hyman, 1953) Hyman, 1955 accepted as Latoplana levis (Hyman, 1953) Faubel, 1983

Rank

Species

Parent

Mexistylochus Hyman, 1953

Original name

Mexistylochus levis Hyman, 1953

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Hyman, L. H. (1953). The polyclad flatworms of the Pacific coast of North America. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 100: 269-391.
page(s): 293-294, Fig. 27 [details] Available for editors

Type data

Type locality contained in Mexico

type locality contained in Mexico [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. Mexistylochus levis Hyman, 1953. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=879601 on 2026-06-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2016-06-09 11:52:58Z

created

Tyler, Seth

2025-08-30 04:21:03Z

changed

Artois, Tom

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original description Hyman, L. H. (1953). The polyclad flatworms of the Pacific coast of North America. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 100: 269-391.
page(s): 293-294, Fig. 27 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Tyler, S.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L. F. (comp.). (2006-2016). Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.7., available online at http://turbellaria.umaine.edu [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To the Turbellarian Taxonomic Database

From editor or global species database