Dolichomacrostomidae
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The Dolichomacrostomidae[1] are a family of small basal free-living flatworms (Macrostomida, Turbellaria, Platyhelminthes), and members of the marine, but also brackish, meiobenthos.[1] The name was coined by Reinhard M. Rieger (1971), who designated the Dolichomacrostomidae as a family within the taxon Macrostomida.[1] There are currently about 40 named species in this family.[2]
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Dolichomacrostomidae | |
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An adult Dolichomacrostomum uniporum, a member of the Dolichomacrostominae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Order: | Macrostomida |
Family: | Dolichomacrostomidae |
Subtaxa | |
Bathymacrostominae |
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