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Anonymus (flatworm)

Anonymus is a genus of flatworms in the family Anonymidae.

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Anonymus
Anonymus ruber from Cape Verde
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Suborder: Cotylea
Family: Anonymidae
Genus: Anonymus
Lang, 188412
Type species
Anonymus virilis
Lang, 18841
Species

See Taxonomy

Anonymus is a genus of flatworms in the family Anonymidae.2

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Anonymus:2

  • A. kaikourensis Holleman, 1998
  • A. multivirilis Holleman, 1998
  • A. ruber Cuadrado, Moro & Norena, 20173
  • A. virilis Lang, 18841
References

References

  1. Lang, Arnold (1884). "Die Polycladen (Seeplanarien) des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeresabschnitte. Eine Monographie. Fauna Flora Golfes Neapel". Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel. 11. Leipzig: W. Engelmann: I–IX + 1–688. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10545. Archived from the original on 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2025-09-04 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. WoRMS. "Anonymus Lang, 1884". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  3. Cuadrado, Daniel; Moro, Leopoldo; Noreña, Carolina (2017-08-28). "The Polycladida (Platyhelminthes) of the Canary Islands. New genus, species and records". Zootaxa. 4312 (1): 38–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4312.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.