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Polycystis immundus (Schmidt, 1857) Graff, 1905

143204 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143204)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Platyhelminthes
  4. Rhabditophora
  5. Rhabdocoela
  6. Kalyptorhynchia
  7. Eukalyptorhynchia
  8. Polycystididae
  9. Polycystidinae
  10. Polycystis
  11. Polycystis immundus
uncertain > nomen dubium (Described by Schmidt (1857) on one specimen only. Description does not allow identification. Hence the name should best be considered nomen oblitum.)
Species
Polycystis Kölliker, 1845
marine
(of ) Schmidt, O. (1857). Zur Kenntnis der Turbellaria, Rhabdocoela und einiger anderer Würmer des Mittelmeeres. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> 23(2): 347-366, plates 1-5., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36386704 [details] OpenAccess publication
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2025). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Polycystis immundus (Schmidt, 1857) Graff, 1905. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143204 on 2026-09-15
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Polycystis immundus (Schmidt, 1857) Graff, 1905. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=143204 on 2026-09-15
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Faubel, Anno
2011-03-16 07:47:10Z
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Artois, Tom
2021-05-23 13:31:48Z
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Artois, Tom

original description (of ) Schmidt, O. (1857). Zur Kenntnis der Turbellaria, Rhabdocoela und einiger anderer Würmer des Mittelmeeres. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> 23(2): 347-366, plates 1-5., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36386704 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Faubel, A.; Noreña, C. (2001). Turbellaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 123-136 (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

new combination reference Graff, L. von. (1905). Marine Turbellarien Orotavas und der Küsten Europas. II. Rhabdocoela. <em>Zeitschrift fur wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 83: 68-150. With 5 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43242488
page(s): 119; note: Graff (1905) replaces the name Macrorhynchus by the senior synonym Polycystis. All species described as Macrorhynchus before this date and which still were considered to belong to Macrorhynchus in 190...    
Graff (1905) replaces the name Macrorhynchus by the senior synonym Polycystis. All species described as Macrorhynchus before this date and which still were considered to belong to Macrorhynchus in 1905, therefore, are formally transferred to Polycystis by this act.
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