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  Family Convolutidae

Genus Oligochoerus

    Species O. limnophilus
    Species O. bakuensis
    Species O. chlorella
    Species O. conops
    Species O. erythrophthalmus
    Species O. melanops
    Species O. xanthella

Taxon Information

The Genus Oligochoerus has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has not been reported from North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

  • Oligochoerus, (Vila-Farré et al., 2013).
  • Oligochoerus, (Artois et al., 2013).
  • Oligochoerus, (Kolosa & Faubel, 1974).

Bibliography

  • Vila-Farré, M., M. Álvarez-Presas & J.G. Achatz. 2013. First record of Oligochoerus limnophilus (Acoela, Acoelomorpha) from British waters. Arxius de Miscel-lània Zoològica 11: 153-157. [Available online]
  • Artois, T., E. Schockaert & S. Tyler. 2013. World Checklist of Freshwater Turbellaria. World Wide Web electronic publication. 59 pp. [Available online]
  • Kolosa, J. & A. Faubel. 1974. A preliminary description of a freshwater Acoela (Turbellaria): Oligochoerus polonicus nov. spec. Bolletino di Zoologia 41: 81-85. [Available online]

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