Macrostomidae

Macrostomidae
	An adult Antromacrostomum armatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Rhabditophora
Order:	Macrostomida
Family:	Macrostomidae
Genera
	Antromacrostomum; Archimacrostomum; Axia; Bradburia; Bradynectes; Dunwichia; Inframacrostomum; Macrostomum; Myozona; Omalostomum; Promacrostomum; Protomacrostomum; Psammomacrostomum; Siccomacrostomum;

The Macrostomidae[1] are a family of small basal free-living flatworms (Macrostomida, Rhabditophora, Platyhelminthes), and members of the marine, brackish, freshwater meiobenthos.[1] There are currently about 180 named species in this family.[2]

References

van Beneden, E. 1870. Étude zoologique et anatomique du genre Macrostomum comprenant la description de deux especes nouvelles. Bulletin de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 30:116-133, one plate.
Tyler, S., Schilling, S., Hooge, M., and Bush L. F. (comp.) (2006-2009) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.5 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-02-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Turbellarian Taxonomic Database: A listing of the taxonomy of turbellarians

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[van_Beneden_1870-1] van Beneden, E. 1870. Étude zoologique et anatomique du genre Macrostomum comprenant la description de deux especes nouvelles. Bulletin de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 30:116-133, one plate.

[Turb_taxon_2776-2] Tyler, S., Schilling, S., Hooge, M., and Bush L. F. (comp.) (2006-2009) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.5 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-02-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)