Cycloporus

Cycloporus
	Cycloporus papillosus living specimens, displaying their colouration diversity
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Polycladida
Suborder:	Cotylea
Family:	Euryleptidae
Genus:	Cycloporus ; Lang, 1884
Type species
	Cycloporus papillosus ; (Sars, 1878)
Species
	See Taxonomy

Last updated October 11, 2025

Cycloporus is a genus of flatworms in the family Euryleptidae.^[3]^[2]

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Cycloporus:^[2]

C. albofasciatus Newman & Cannon, 2002
C. atratus Newman & Cannon, 2002
C. australis Prudhoe, 1982
C. decoratus Pitale & Apte, 2021
C. gabriellae Marcus, 1950
C. guttatus Newman & Cannon, 2002
C. harlequin Newman & Cannon, 2002
C. japonicus Kato, 1944
C. maculatus Hallez, 1893
C. papillosus (Sars, 1878)
C. pinkipus Egger & Dittmann, 2023
C. reticulatus Newman & Cannon, 2002
C. spiritus Newman & Cannon, 2002
C. variegatus Kato, 1934
C. venetus Newman & Cannon, 2002
C. xanthopunctatus Newman & Cannon, 2002

References

↑ Lang, Arnold (1884). "Die Polycladen (Seeplanarien) des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeresabschnitte. Eine Monographie. Fauna Flora Golfes Neapel". Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel. 11. Leipzig: W. Engelmann: I–IX + 1–688. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10545. Archived from the original on 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2025-09-04– via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
1 2 3 4 WoRMS. "Cycloporus Lang, 1884". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2025-09-16.
↑ Dittmann, Isabel L.; Cuadrado, Daniel; Aguado, Maria Teresa; Noreña, Carolina; Egger, Bernhard (2019-12-01). "Polyclad phylogeny persists to be problematic". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 19 (4): 585–608. doi:10.1007/s13127-019-00415-1. hdl: 10261/247677 . ISSN 1618-1077.

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[Lang1884-1] Lang, Arnold (1884). "Die Polycladen (Seeplanarien) des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeresabschnitte. Eine Monographie. Fauna Flora Golfes Neapel". Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel. 11. Leipzig: W. Engelmann: I–IX + 1–688. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10545. Archived from the original on 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2025-09-04– via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[WoRMS2025-2] 1 2 3 4 WoRMS. "Cycloporus Lang, 1884". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2025-09-16.

[Dittman_et_al2019-3] Dittmann, Isabel L.; Cuadrado, Daniel; Aguado, Maria Teresa; Noreña, Carolina; Egger, Bernhard (2019-12-01). "Polyclad phylogeny persists to be problematic". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 19 (4): 585–608. doi:10.1007/s13127-019-00415-1. hdl: 10261/247677 . ISSN 1618-1077.

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Cycloporus

Cycloporus papillosus living specimens, displaying their colouration diversity
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Polycladida
Suborder:	Cotylea
Family:	Euryleptidae
Genus:	Cycloporus Lang, 1884^[1]^[2]
Type species
Cycloporus papillosus (Sars, 1878)^[2]
Species
See Taxonomy