Genus Prostheceraeus Schmarda, 1859

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Prostheceraeus Schmarda, L.K. 1859. Neue wirbellose Thiere beobachtet und gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erde 1853 bis 1857. Quarto. Wien. 1 Band, Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. 1 Hälfte. Wien XVIII+66 pp., 15 pls, text figs. [30].
Type species:
Planaria vittata Montagu, 1815 (= Prostheceraeus vittatus (Montagu, 1815) Schmarda, 1859; Proceros cristatus Quatrefages, 1845; Eurylepta cristata (Quatrefages, 1845) Diesing, 1850; Eurylepta vittata (Montagu, 1815) Diesing, 1850; Prostheceraeus cristatus (Quatrefages, 1845) Schmarda, 1859) by subsequent designation.
Secondary source:
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 [222].
Proceros Quatrefages, A. de 1845. Etudes sur les types inferieures de l'embranchement des Annelids—Mémoire sur quelques Planaires marines. Annales des Sciences Naturelles 3 4 [137] [junior homonym; in part].

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Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
17-Aug-2015	"TURBELLARIA"	04-Apr-2016	MODIFIED	Dr Kathryn Hall
	"TURBELLARIA"	30-Jul-2012	ADDED	Dr Kathryn Hall