Microstomidae

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Microstomidae
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An adult Microstomum papillosum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Macrostomida
Family: Microstomidae
Genera

Alaurina
Microstomum
Myozonella

The Microstomidae [1] are a family of small basal free-living flatworms (Macrostomida, Rhabditophora, Platyhelminthes), and members of the marine, brackish, freshwater meiobenthos and plankton. [1] There are currently about 40 named species in this family. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Luther, A. 1907. Über die systematische Stellung der Rhabdocoelen-Familie Catenulidae s. str. (Stenostomidae Vejd.). Zool. Anz. 31:718-723.
  2. ↑ Tyler, S., Schilling, S., Hooge, M., and Bush L. F. (comp.) (2006-2009) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.5 "Microstomidae". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-02-28.


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