Family Microstomidae Luther, 1907

Description

Gut with pre-oral blind sac; asexually produced discrete zooids (chains) as well as sexual reproduction; ciliated sensory pits near front of body, ducts of frontal glands pass below brain, posterior body tapers to a blunt point. Male with simple tubular stylet, male canal passes behind male pore to enter pore from posterior. Marine and freshwater.

Type genus

Microstomum Schmidt, 1848

Genera

Alaurina Busch, 1851
Microstomum Schmidt, 1848

Remarks

Westblad (1953) has given an account of this group in Skandanavia. Although referred to this family, Myozonella Beklemischev, 1955 is likely to prove a catenulid.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Turbellaria
Order Macrostomida
Family Microstomidae

Sorry, there are no scientific synonyms and common names available for this taxon

Westblad, E., 1953. Marine Macrostomida (Turbellaria) from Scandanavia and England. Arkiv för Zoologi 4:391-408.

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