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  Family Stenostomidae

Genus Rhynchoscolex

    Species R. simplex -- Wisconsin!
    Species R. platypus -- North America.
    Species R. diplolithicus
    Species R. evelinae
    Species R. nanus
    Species R. pusillus
    Species R. remanei

Taxon Information

The Genus Rhynchoscolex has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

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

Literature Records

• Rhynchoscolex, (Artois et al., 2013).
• Rhynchoscolex, [North America] (Kolasa & Tyler, 2010).
• Rhynchoscolex, [Wisconsin] (Watermolen, 2005).
• Rhynchoscolex, 2 described species [North America] (Smith, 2001).
• Rhynchoscolex, (Hyman & Jones, 1959).

Bibliography

• Artois, T., E. Schockaert & S. Tyler. 2013. World Checklist of Freshwater Turbellaria. World Wide Web electronic publication. 59 pp. [Available online]
• Kolasa, J. & S. Tyler. 2010. Flatworms: Turbellarians and Nemerteans. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 143-161.
• Watermolen, D.J. 2005. Aquatic and terrestrial flatworm (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria) and ribbon worm (Nemertea) records from Wisconsin. Research/Management Findings, Wisconsin DNR (55). 8 pp.
• Smith, D.G. 2001. Platyhelminthes (free-living flatworms). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 77-108.
• Hyman, L.H. & E.R. Jones. 1959. Turbellaria. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 323-365.

Web Pages

• Animal Diversity Web
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
• World Register of Marine Species