Genus Macrostomum Schmidt, 1848

Museums

Regional Maps

• 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 and IMCRA regions

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