MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Plagiostomum album Hyman, 1938

CaRMS taxon details

Plagiostomum album Hyman, 1938

AphiaID

158308 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158308)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Plagiostomum Schmidt, 1852

Orig. name

Plagiostomum album Hyman, 1938

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Type data

Type locality contained in Maine

type locality contained in Maine [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy

Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy [details]

Taxonomic citation

Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Plagiostomum album Hyman, 1938. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158308 on 2024-05-06

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Plagiostomum album Hyman, 1938. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158308 on 2024-05-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-25 10:44:50Z

created

Claus, Simon

2010-06-29 05:44:17Z

changed

Tyler, Seth

2011-02-23 13:31:30Z

changed

Artois, Tom

[taxonomic tree]

basis of record Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]

additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From other sources

Diet generally, most turbellarians are carnivorous or are scavengers on dead animal tissue [details]

Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy [details]

Habitat benthic [details]

Reproduction hermaphroditic yet self-fertilization is uncommon [details]

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)