• Macrostomorpha Doe, 1986.
• Haplopharyngida.
• Macrostomida.

History of changes

• Macrostomidae van Beneden, 1870.

  Type genus:

   Macrostomum Schmidt, 1848.

History of changes

• Bradburia Faubel, A., Blome, D. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1994. Sandy beach meiofauna of eastern Australia (southern Queensland and New South Wales). I. Introduction and Macrostomida (Platyhelminthes). Monographs on Invertebrate Taxonomy 8(4): 899-1007 [997].

  Type species:

   Macrostomum miraculicis Schmidt & Sopott-Ehlers, 1976 by original designation.

Introduction

Brand et al. (2022) suggests that the Bradburia is a poorly supported genus based on diagnostic traits, and that future genetic analyses may well reveal that its two species, B. miraculicis and B. australiensis, resolve well within Macrostomum.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

General References

Brand, J.N., Viktorin, G., Wiberg, R.A.W., Beisel. C. & Schärer, L. 2022. Large-scale phylogenomics of the genus Macrostomum (Platyhelminthes) reveals cryptic diversity and novel sexual traits. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 166: 107296 [12]

History of changes

• Bradburia australiensis Faubel, A., Blome, D. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1994. Sandy beach meiofauna of eastern Australia (southern Queensland and New South Wales). I. Introduction and Macrostomida (Platyhelminthes). Monographs on Invertebrate Taxonomy 8(4): 899-1007 [999].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM G 211237 (SS) sections mounted on 4 slides, Bradbury's Beach, Dunwich, Stradbroke Island, QLD.
  Paratype(s) QM G 211238-9 (SS and WM) sections mounted on 4 slides (SS) and whole mounts, same as the holotype.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

History of changes

• Dunwichia Faubel, A., Blome, D. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1994. Sandy beach meiofauna of eastern Australia (southern Queensland and New South Wales). I. Introduction and Macrostomida (Platyhelminthes). Monographs on Invertebrate Taxonomy 8(4): 899-1007 [993].

  Type species:

   Dunwichia arenosa Faubel, Blome & Cannon, 1994 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

History of changes

• Dunwichia arenosa Faubel, A., Blome, D. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1994. Sandy beach meiofauna of eastern Australia (southern Queensland and New South Wales). I. Introduction and Macrostomida (Platyhelminthes). Monographs on Invertebrate Taxonomy 8(4): 899-1007 [994, Figs. 4-5].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM G 211234 sections mounted on 4 slides, Adam's Beach, North Stradbroke Island, QLD.
  Paratype(s) QM G 211235-6 (SS and WM) sections mounted on 5 slides (SS) and whole mounts, same as the holotype.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

History of changes

• Macrostomum Schmidt, O. 1848. Die rhabdocoelen Strudelwürmer (Turbellaria Rhabdocoela) des süssen Wassers. Jena : Friedrich Mauke 65 pp., 6 pls.
• Macrostoma Orsted, 1843.
• Inframacrostomum Ferguson, 1954.

Introduction

Recent large-scale phylogenomic analyses conducted by Brand et al. (2022) have identified several consistent taxonomic clades, but the interrelationships within some of these clades is not clear; the lack of clarity is attributed possibly to early rapid radiation in the evolution of the genus. The analyses also reported on a range of novel morphological traits, as well as a large cryptic diversity within the genus, with the recommendation that future work should always include molecular markers.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC) ; Vic, WA: Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

IMCRA

Bass Strait Shelf Province (35)

General References

Brand, J.N., Viktorin, G., Wiberg, R.A.W., Beisel. C. & Schärer, L. 2022. Large-scale phylogenomics of the genus Macrostomum (Platyhelminthes) reveals cryptic diversity and novel sexual traits. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 166: 107296

History of changes

• Macrostomum australiense Faubel, A., Blome, D. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1994. Sandy beach meiofauna of eastern Australia (southern Queensland and New South Wales). I. Introduction and Macrostomida (Platyhelminthes). Monographs on Invertebrate Taxonomy 8(4): 899-1007 [999, Fig. 8].

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Woolgoolga Creek, Coffs Harbour, NSW

Known only from type locality.

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC)

History of changes

• Macrostomum brandi Shi, Y., Zeng, Z., Wang, J., Zhang, S., Deng, L. & Wang, A. 2022. Three new species of Macrostomum (Platyhelminthes, Macrostomorpha) from China and Australia, with notes on taxonomy and phylogenetics. ZooKeys 1099: 1–28 [16].
  Zoobank Registration Number:http://zoobank.org/53CB59EA-8C1F-4B5D-B9CC-2F2D1FBC1535

  Type data:

   Holotype MTP LS 2864, Perth, Western Australia [31°59.22'S, 115°49.72'E].
  Paratype(s) MTP LS 2840, 2841, 2864–2868, 2878, 2879, 2886, same data as Holotype; MTP LS 3049, 3115, 3116, 3136, 3167, 3199, Queenscliff, Victoria [38°16.20'S, 144°38.34'E]
  Comment: All types collected by Brand et al. in 2017 (published in 2022, referred to as sp. 81). All type data available on http://macrostomorpha.info. Holotype designated by Shi et al. (2022).

Distribution

States

Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Vic, WA: Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

IMCRA

Bass Strait Shelf Province (35)

General References

Brand, J.N., Viktorin, G., Wiberg, R.A.W., Beisel. C. & Schärer, L. 2022. Large-scale phylogenomics of the genus Macrostomum (Platyhelminthes) reveals cryptic diversity and novel sexual traits. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 166: 107296

History of changes

• Macrostomum coomerensis Faubel, A. & Cameron, B. 2001. Platyhelminthes from salt marshes of Coomera River, southeastern Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46: 511-519.

  Type data:

   Holotype QM G217364 (estuarine, coll. B. Cameron, iv.1998, wholemount), Coomera salt marsh, southeast Queensland, Queensland, Australia [27°04'S 153°17'E].
  Paratype(s) QM G217365-6 (estuarine, coll. B. Cameron, iv.1998, numerous specimens), Coomera salt marsh, southeast Queensland, Queensland, Australia. [27°04'S 153°17'E].

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Coomera River, Coomera, southeast Queensland, Australia. See Faubel & Cameron (2001).

History of changes

• Macrostomum greenwoodi Faubel, A. & Cameron, B. 2001. Platyhelminthes from salt marshes of Coomera River, southeastern Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46: 511-519.

  Type data:

   Holotype QM G217363 (estuarine, coll. B. Cameron, iv.1998, wholemount), Coomera salt marsh, southeast Queensland, Queensland, Australia [27°04'S 153°17'E].

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Coomera River, Coomera, southeast Queensland, Australia. See Faubel & Cameron (2001).

History of changes

• Promacrostomum palum Sluys, R. 1986. First represenstative of the order Macrostomida in Australia (Platyhelminthes: Macrostomida). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 19: 399-404.

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA AHC43973 2 slides, Elizabeth Springs, South Australia [29°21'22'S,136°46'18'E].
  Paratype(s) SAMA AHC43974-AHC43975 Slides, Elizabeth Springs, South Australia [29°21'22'S,136°46'18'E].

Generic Combinations

• Macrostomum palum (Sluys, 1986). —
  Brand, J.N., Viktorin, G., Wiberg, R.A.W., Beisel. C. & Schärer, L. 2022. Large-scale phylogenomics of the genus Macrostomum (Platyhelminthes) reveals cryptic diversity and novel sexual traits. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 166: 107296 [12]

Distribution

States

South Australia

History of changes