Dolichomicrostomida

Dolichomicrostomida
Microstomum papillosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Subclass:	Macrostomorpha
Order:	Dolichomicrostomida Janssen et al., 2015
Families
Family Dolichomacrostomidae Family Microstomidae

Dolichomicrostomida is a clade of free living flatworms in the group Macrostomorpha. It contains the families Dolichomacrostomidae and Microstomidae. This group is based on molecular studies and no clear synapomorphies are currently known. ^[1]

References

1. Janssen, Toon; Vizoso, Dita B.; Schulte, Gregor; Littlewood, D. Timothy J.; Waeschenbach, Andrea; Schärer, Lukas (2015). "The first multi-gene phylogeny of the Macrostomorpha sheds light on the evolution of sexual and asexual reproduction in basal Platyhelminthes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 92: 82–107. Bibcode:2015MolPE..92...82J. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.06.004. PMID   26093054.