North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Polycystidinae Schockaert & Karling, 1970

AphiaID

154902 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154902)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Polycystididae Graff, 1905

Direct children (21)

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Genus Acrorhynchides Strand, 1928
Genus Antiboreorhynchus Karling, 1952
Genus Austrorhynchus Karling, 1952
Genus Cincturorhynchus Evdonin, 1970
Genus Duplacrorhynchus Schockaert & Karling, 1970
Genus Graffiellus Hornung, 2016
Genus Opisthocystis Sekera, 1911
Genus Parachrorhynchus Karling, 1956
Genus Paulodora Marcus, 1948
Genus Phonorhynchus Graff, 1905
Genus Polycystis Kölliker, 1845
Genus Progyrator Sekera, 1901
Genus Rogneda Uljanin, 1870
Genus Acrorhynchus Graff, 1882 accepted as Acrorhynchides Strand, 1928 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Genus Albertorhynchus Schockaert, 1976 accepted as Rogneda Uljanin, 1870
Genus Klattia Kepner, Stirewalt & Ferguson, 1939 accepted as Opisthocystis Sekera, 1911
Genus Leucon Uljanin, 1870 accepted as Leuconoplana Leuckart, 1871 accepted as Progyrator Sekera, 1901 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Genus Leuconoplana Leuckart, 1871 accepted as Progyrator Sekera, 1901
Genus Macrorhynchus Graff, 1882 accepted as Graffiellus Hornung, 2016 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Genus Paracrorhynchus accepted as Parachrorhynchus Karling, 1956 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Pseudopolycystis Meixner, 1938 accepted as Acrorhynchides Strand, 1928 (Nomen nudum in Meixner (1938); synonymisation with Acrorhynchides see Karling (1963))

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

NARMS (2025). Polycystidinae Schockaert & Karling, 1970. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=154902 on 2026-02-20

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Polycystidinae Schockaert & Karling, 1970. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=154902 on 2026-02-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-21 12:15:00Z

created

Artois, Tom

2010-06-16 07:17:55Z

changed

Tyler, Seth

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context source (PeRMS) Velásquez-Rodriguez, K.; Reyes, J.; Van Steenkiste, N. ; Severino, R.; Brusa, F. (2023). First records of marine microturbellarians (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela, Fecampiida and Prolecithophora) from Peru, with the description of a new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5258(5): 501-523., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5258.5.1 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Tom Artois; Ernest Schockaert. (2005-2017). World database of Proseriata and Kalyptorhynchia. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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