Superfamily PSEUDOCEROTOIDEA Faubel, 1984
- Pseudocerotoidea Faubel, A. 1984. The Polycladida, Turbellaria. Proposal and establishment of a new system. Part II. The Cotylea. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut 81: 189-259 [196].Zoobank Registration Number:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:46F2499C-8FA8-4652-BCD5-874AAA08DB69
Type genus:
Pseudoceros Lang, 1884.
Introduction
Recent genetic analyses by Bahia et al. (2017) and Dittman et al. (2019) support recognition of this superfamily, but Litvaitis et al. (2019) disagrees.
General References
Bahia, J., Padula, V. & Schrödl, M. 2017. Polycladida phylogeny and evolution: integrating evidence from 28S rDNA and morphology. Organisms, Diversity and Evolution 17: 653–678
Dittman, I.L., Cuadrado, D., Aguado, M.T., Noreña, C. & Egger, B. 2019. Polyclad phylogeny persists to be problematic. Organisms, Diversity and Evolution 19: 585–608
Litvaitis, M.K., Bolaños, D.M. & Quiroga, S.Y. 2019. Systematic congruence in Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora): are DNA and morphology telling the same story? Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 865–891
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 11-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 17-Aug-2015 | "TURBELLARIA" | 09-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 18-Sep-2014 | "TURBELLARIA" | 19-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 19-Jun-2012 | ADDED |