Turbellarian taxonomic database

Catenula quaterna Notes


Schmarda LK 1859 (citation)- description from South Africa.
Diesing KM 1862 (citation)- list p 238, definition and reference.
Graff L v 1882 (citation)- places in Stenostomum- brief note. 
Sekera E 1889 (citation)- lists as Catenula quaterna.
Luther A 1907 (citation)- 1/2 lateral excretory canals here? etc., discussion of characters.
Marcus E 1945 (citation)- includes in his key and gives brief note on as a Catenula.

Young 1976 (citation)-p. 425, notes that "Graff 1882 (citation) refers to the species as Stenostomum quaternum. Luther 1907 (citation) states that the description is partially erroneous, and Marcus 1945 (citation), 1955 (citation) questions the validity of the species."

Notes from synonyms

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