Turbellarian taxonomic database

Paratomellidae Paratomella Notes


Dorjes J 1966 (citation)- Diagnosis "? secretory canals in edges of body.  Rhabdites in lateral borders.
	No frontal organ.  Epithelium insunken.  Statocyst lying ventrally.  Posterior end with an
	attachment adhesive plate and a terminal tail.  Asexual reproduction by "paratomy"".  
	
	"unique because of asexual and sexual reproduction at same time- also system of secretory canals."
	
	Type Paratomella unichaeta

Dorjes J 1968 (citation)- p 105, definition of type and only species P. unichaeta
Henley C 1974 (citation)- p 285 notes Dorjes description of early oogonia.
Crezee M 1978 (citation)- in description of P. rubra.
Ehlers B, Ehlers U 1980 (citation)- on structure of stylets.
Smith JPS, Tyler S 1984 (citation)- on frontal organ.

Ehlers U 1992 (citation)- "fine stuctural organizations of the epidermis, of epidermal receptors, of epidermal
glands, of the subepidermal channel-like glandular system and of the digestive system of" Paratomella rubra.

Phylogenetic system of the Acoelomorpha is presented.

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