Aprostatum

Aprostatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Polycladida
Family:	Euplanidae
Genus:	Aprostatum; Bock, 1913

Aprostatum is a genus of flatworms belonging to the family Euplanidae.[1]

Description

Members of Aprostatum have an elongated or oval body. Some species have well-developed marginal eyes. The penis has a sclerotised stylet. Lang's vesicle, a seminal bursa in flatworms, is also present.[2]

Taxonomy

The following species are currently recognized in Aprostatum:[1]

Aprostatum clippertoni (Hyman, 1939)
Aprostatum longipenis (Kato, 1943)
Aprostatum stiliferum Bock, 1913

References

"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aprostatum Bock, 1913". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
Bulnes, Veronica (2009). "Polycladida - Marine Flatworms". Marine Benthic Fauna of Chilean Patagonia: Illustrated Identification Guide (PDF). Translated by Machado, Ben. Nature in Focus. ISBN 9789563322446.

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[worms-1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aprostatum Bock, 1913". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-08-30.

[2] Bulnes, Veronica (2009). "Polycladida - Marine Flatworms". Marine Benthic Fauna of Chilean Patagonia: Illustrated Identification Guide (PDF). Translated by Machado, Ben. Nature in Focus. ISBN 9789563322446.