''Multipeniata'' is a genus of
flatworms
The flatworms, flat worms, Platyhelminthes, or platyhelminths (from the Greek πλατύ, ''platy'', meaning "flat" and ἕλμινς (root: ἑλμινθ-), ''helminth-'', meaning "worm") are a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegment ...
in the order
Prolecithophora
The ''Prolecithophora'' are an order consisting of an estimated 300 species of small (typically 0.2 – 12 mm, one species up to 50 mm), active, aquatic flatworms. The order lacks a common English name. Most species are shaped like an e ...
. It is the only genus in the
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
family Multipeniatidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Multipeniata'':
* ''
Multipeniata batalansae
''Multipeniata'' is a genus of flatworms in the order Prolecithophora. It is the only genus in the monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic specie ...
''
Nasonov, 1927
* ''
Multipeniata birmanse
''Multipeniata'' is a genus of flatworms in the order Prolecithophora. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Multipeniatidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Multipeniata'':
* ''Multipeniata batalansae
''M ...
''
(Westblad, 1956)
* ''
Multipeniata californica
''Multipeniata'' is a genus of flatworms in the order Prolecithophora. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Multipeniatidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Multipeniata'':
* ''Multipeniata batalansae'' Naso ...
''
Karling & Jondelius, 1995
* ''
Multipeniata kho
''Multipeniata'' is a genus of flatworms in the order Prolecithophora. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Multipeniatidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Multipeniata'':
* ''Multipeniata batalansae'' Naso ...
''
Nasonov, 1927
References
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Platyhelminthes