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  Order Macrostomida

Family Microstomidae

    Genus Microstomum -- Wisconsin!
    Genus Myozonella
    Genus Alaurina

Taxon Information

The Family Microstomidae 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

• Microstomidae, [North America] (Kolasa & Tyler, 2010).
• Microstomidae, [Wisconsin] (Watermolen, 2005).
• Microstomidae, (Smith, 2001).
• Microstomidae, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Microstomidae, "Single genus reported from fresh water in [North America]" (Hyman & Jones, 1959).

Bibliography

• 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.
• Underhill, J.C., W.D. Schmid & D.E. Gilbertson. 1982. Taxonomic Keys to the Common Animals of the North Central States, exclusive of the parasitic worms, terrestrial insects, and birds, 4th edition. 205 pp.
• Hyman, L.H. & E.R. Jones. 1959. Turbellaria. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 323-365.

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
• Wikipedia
• World Register of Marine Species