Mesostoma
Genus of flatworms
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Mesostoma is a genus of flatworms in the family Typhloplanidae.[1]
| Mesostoma | |
|---|---|
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| Live Mesostoma ehrenbergii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Rhabdocoela |
| Family: | Typhloplanidae |
| Genus: | Mesostoma Ehrenberg, 1837 |
The genus was described in 1837 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.[1]
Synonym: Schizostomum Schmidt, 1848 (nomen oblitum).[2]
Species:
- Mesostoma ehrenbergii
- Mesostoma tetragonum
