Stylostomum

Genus of flatworms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stylostomum is a genus of flatworms in the family Stylostomidae.[2][5] All species in the genus are found in the boreal and temperate realms north of latitude 36°N and south of latitude 36°S, with the exception of S. mixtomaculatum found in the west coast of India.[6]

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Stylostomum
Stylostomum ellipse from Ría de Arousa, Spain
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Suborder: Cotylea
Family: Stylostomidae
Genus: Stylostomum
Lang, 1884[1][2]
Type species
Planaria ellipsis
Species

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Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Stylostomum:[2][6]

  • S. ellipse (Dalyell, 1853)[3]
  • S. felinum Marcus, 1954
  • S. frigidum Bock, 1931
  • S. fulvum Giard, 1888
  • S. lentum Heath & McGregor, 1912[7]
  • S. mixtomaculatum Pitale & Apte, 2019[8]
  • S. rusticum Giard, 1888
  • S. sanjuania Holleman, 1972
  • S. spanis Holleman, 2001[4]

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