Beneden E van 1870 (citation)- Jensen OS 1878 (citation)- definition in Latin p 30 and discussion p 30- only species listed is M. agile [=Archaphanostoma agile]. Graff L v 1882 (citation)- includes part of Macrostomum Autl and Monoceles (Monotus) Diesing. Discussion - key to species p 237-8. Mecynostoma lentiferum Levinsen 1879 Mecynostoma auritum Ed v Beneden 1870 list of synonyms- brief description. Mecynostoma agile Jensen 1878 -brief description. Mecynostoma cordiforme Levinsen 1879 -brief description. Mecynostoma caudatum mihi- illustration- brief description. Bohmig L 1895 (citation)- mentions p 43, 45. Wilhelmi J 1913 (citation)- p 12 does not list but refers to it p 67, 82. Riedel G 1932 (citation)- includes in key of Macrostominae p 86. Westblad E 1948 (citation)- penis inverts on use in some species and has a secretory cap. p 23 brain in p 50 notes both separate and combined genital pores in this genus. Marcus E 1948 (citation)- Discusses relation of Aphanostomum and Mecynostomum and species. Gives key to 11 species of Mecynostomum. Diagnosis from Westblad "mouth ventral without pharynx; a seminal bursa which can be lacking, without a nozzle; external duct (vagina) of bursa can open combined with the male copulatory organ or separated from this on the ventral side".[Bush translation]. this a group of species without nozzles to bursa. Reference p 112 and literature review to date. Key to species 112-113, diagnosis p 112 [Paraconvoluta=this p 112, 187. Marcus E 1950 (citation)- reproduction p 12, mentions 13, 15, 103. Marcus E 1951 (citation)- lists as above, refers also to Westblad E 1948 (citation) p 7. Marcus E 1954 (citation)- good discussion of history of genus and problems with it- type is M. auritum (M. S. Schultze 1851) but both Meixner and Westblad redescribed as of different species. insunk epithelium or not occurs in this genus. Divides genus into 2 groups: 1- combined genital pores- M. macrobursalium M. minima M. pellitum M. idium 2- separate genital pores- M. lutheri M. evelinae M. bathycola M. auritum M. pulchellum M. pallidum M. sanguineum Further changes suggested- not made M. agile and M. macrospiriferum to neighborhood of Avagina, and M. tenuissimum to Faerlea. Steinbock O 1966 (citation)- mentions p 116. Dorjes J 1968 (citation)- p 117 defines genus and lists 2 species, M auritum (M. S. Schultze 1851) and M. haplovarium Dorjes 1968. Discussion of - literature review. Westblad E 1946 (citation) did not have Schultze's species. Since he said a bursa seminalis present- he notes Meixner, Ax, Luther are correct and agrees with them that Schultze's species lacked bursa seminalis. Rieger RM 1971 (citation)- mentions p 244. Henley C 1974 (citation)- sperm are her type 1, p 299 on ultra structure of sperm (Hendelberg J 1969 (citation)). Tyler S 1979 (citation)- used a specimens of this genus in electron microscopy work. Rieger RM 1981 (citation)- electron microscopy work on p 216.
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