| Rhynchomesostoma rostratum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Rhabdocoela |
| Family: | Typhloplanidae |
| Genus: | Rhynchomesostoma |
| Species: | R. rostratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchomesostoma rostratum (Müller OF, 1773) | |
Rhynchomesostoma rostratum is a species of rhabdocoel flatworms in the family Typhloplanidae. [1]
The animal is 1.5 to 3.5 mm long [2] and transparent. The anterior end is retractable. [3]
It was described by Otto Friedrich Müller in 1774 as Fasciola rostrata. [1] [4]
The species has been recorded in Europe, India, Kenya, Siberia, and the US. [1]
It preys on oligochaetes, cladocerans, copepods, other microturbellarians, and mosquito larvae and other aquatic insects. It is preyed upon by the flatworm Phaenocora unipunctata . [2]
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