''Mecynostomum'' is a genus of
acoel
Acoela, or the acoels, is an order of small and simple invertebrates in the subphylum Acoelomorpha of phylum Xenacoelomorpha, a deep branching bilaterian group of animals, which resemble flatworms. Historically they were treated as an order of ...
s belonging to the family
Mecynostomidae
Mecynostomidae is a family of acoels.
* '' Eumecynostomum altitudi'' Faubel & Regier, 1983
* '' Eumecynostomum asterium'' Hooge & Tyler, 2003
* '' Eumecynostomum bathycolum'' (Westblad, 1948)
* '' Eumecynostomum boreale'' (Faubel, 1977)
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The species of this genus are found in
Europe
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and
Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...
.
Species
Species:
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Mecynostomum auritum
''Mecynostomum'' is a genus of acoels belonging to the family Mecynostomidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bor ...
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Mecynostomum caudatum
''Mecynostomum'' is a genus of acoels belonging to the family Mecynostomidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Central America.
Species
Species:
*''Mecynostomum auritum
''Mecynostomum'' is a genus of acoels belonging to t ...
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Mecynostomum cordiforme
''Mecynostomum'' is a genus of acoels belonging to the family Mecynostomidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Central America.
Species
Species:
*''Mecynostomum auritum''
*''Mecynostomum caudatum
''Mecynostomum'' is a ge ...
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References
Acoela
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