Turbellarian taxonomic database

Proaphanostoma tenuissima Notes


Westblad E 1946 (citation)-
Westblad E 1948 (citation)- Says taxa listed in 1946 paper under Aphanostoma should have been Mecynostomum.
Marcus E 1950 (citation)- Notes species from Brazil pg. 12, 102, says this is synonymous with Mecynostomum tenuissimum (Westbl., 1946)
Dorjes J 1968 (citation)- moves species to Avagina (=Avagina tenuissima) pg. 86.
Dorjes J 1972 (citation)- says does not belong here (in Avagina)- sets up Genus Proaphanostoma.
Dorjes J, Karling TG 1975 (citation)- lists in Proaphanostoma-  Swedish Museum of Natural History- North Sea. 
      Also, moves Marcus' Brazil species to genus Avagina (= Avagina marci n. sp.)

Notes from synonyms

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