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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