Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Class Rhabditophora > Infraclass Eulecithophora > Order Rhabdocoela > Suborder Kalyptorhynchia > Infraorder Eukalyptorhynchia > Family Koinocystididae > Genus Itaipusa

Itaipusa acerosa (Brunet, 1972) Karling, 1978

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Itaipusa*	Marcus, 1949	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Itaipusa acerosa*	(Brunet, 1972)	synonym
*Utelga acerosa*	Brunet, 1972	synonym

Literature

original description	Karling T.G. (1978) Anatomy and systematics of marine turbellaria from Bermuda Zoologica Scripta 7: 225-248
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	Karling T.G. (1980) Revision of Koinocystididae (Turbellaria) Zoologica Scripta 9: 241-269

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Itaipusa acerosa (Brunet, 1972) Karling, 1978. In: Artois, T.; Schockaert, E. & Tyler, S. (2014) World database of Proseriata and Kalyptorhynchia. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143147