| Microstomidae | |
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| An adult Microstomum papillosum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Dolichomicrostomida |
| Family: | Microstomidae |
| Genera | |
The Microstomidae1 are a family of small basal free-living flatworms (Macrostomida, Rhabditophora, Platyhelminthes), and members of the marine, brackish, freshwater meiobenthos and plankton.1 There are currently about 40 named species in this family.2
References
References
- Luther, A. 1907. Über die systematische Stellung der Rhabdocoelen-Familie Catenulidae s. str. (Stenostomidae Vejd.). Zool. Anz. 31:718-723.
- Tyler, S., Schilling, S., Hooge, M., and Bush L. F. (comp.) (2006-2009) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.5 "Microstomidae". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-02-28.