Prostoma eilhardi

Prostoma eilhardi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nemertea
Class:	Hoplonemertea
Order:	Monostilifera
Family:	Prostomatidae
Genus:	Prostoma
Species:	P. eilhardi
Binomial name
Prostoma eilhardi (Montgomery 1894)

Prostoma eilhardi is a species of ribbon worm. This species uses ciliary gliding to get from place to place. ^[1] It is closely related to Prostoma graecense. ^[2] The species has been classified as androdioecious. ^[3]

The species has been reported to have a distribution across the world but not all reports may be authentic. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Prostoma eilhardi (Montgomery 1894)". Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved 2021-09-06.
2. Clifford, Hugh F. (1991). Aquatic Invertebrates of Alberta. University of Alberta. p. 40. ISBN   978-0-88864-234-9.
3. Weeks, Stephen C. (2012). "The Role of Androdioecy and Gynodioecy in Mediating Evolutionary Transitions Between Dioecy and Hermaphroditism in the Animalia" . Evolution. 66 (12): 3670–3686. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01714.x. ISSN   1558-5646. PMID   23206127. S2CID   3198554.
4. Balian, E. V.; Lévêque, C.; Segers, H.; Martens, K. (2008-04-27). Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 64. ISBN   978-1-4020-8259-7.
5. Smith, Douglas Grant (2001-08-07). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States: Porifera to Crustacea. John Wiley & Sons. p. 109. ISBN   978-0-471-35837-4.