Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Order Rhabdocoela > Suborder Dalytyphloplanida > Infraorder Neotyphloplanida > Parvorder Limnotyphloplanida > Family Typhloplanidae > Subfamily Opistominae

Opistomum Schmidt, 1848

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Opistoma*		synonym; alternate representation

Children

Opistomum arseni Nasonov, 1917
Opistomum dimitrii Nasonov, 1921
Opistomum fuscum Weise, 1942
Opistomum immigrans Ax, 1956
Opistomum mazedonicum (An der Lan, 1939)
Opistomum pallidum Schmidt, 1848
Opistomum tundrae Nasonov, 1923

Literature

original description	Schmidt, O. (1848). Die rhabdocoelen Strudelwürmer (Turbellaria Rhabdocoela) des süssen Wassers. Friedrich Mauke, Jena. 65 p. + 6 plates.
basis of record	Faubel, A.; Noreña, C. (2001). Turbellaria, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 123-136
additional source	Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].

Genbank

Citation

Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Opistomum Schmidt, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142452

Dr. Carolina Noreña Janssen. Opistomum Schmidt, 1848. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/b22e53e8-6f34-4f0f-811c-12ea23fc27b0