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Marcusia

Marcusia is a genus of flatworms in the family Anonymidae.

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Marcusia
Marcusia alba in dorsal view (A). Anterior region with cerebral eyes cluster and pseudotentacles (white arrows) (B). Histological sections of the male and female copulatory organs, respectively (C-D). Sagittal reconstruction of the reproduction system (E).
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Suborder: Cotylea
Family: Anonymidae
Genus: Marcusia
Hyman, 195312
Type species
Marcusia ernesti
Hyman, 19531
Species

See Taxonomy

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

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Marcusia:2

  • M. alba Cuadrado, Rodriguez, Moro, Grande & Noreña, 2021
  • M. ernesti Hyman, 1953
References

References

  1. Hyman, L. H. (1953). "The polyclad flatworms of the Pacific coast of North America". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 100 (2): 269–391. hdl:2246/1028 – via American Museum of Natural History.
  2. "World list of turbellarian worms - Marcusia Hyman, 1953". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-09-05.