Temnocephalidae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Rhabdocoela, and was first described in 2021 by Van Steenkiste, Rivlin, Kahn, Wakeman & Leander.[1][2][3]

Temnocephalidae
Temnohaswellia novaezealandiae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Rhabdocoela
Family: Temnocephalidae
Van Steenkiste, Rivlin, Kahn, Wakeman & Leander, 2021

Genera

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Genera & subfamilies accepted by WoRMS:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Temnocephalidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Temnocephalidae Van Steenkiste, Rivlin, Kahn, Wakeman & Leander, 2021". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  3. ^ Niels W. L. Van Steenkiste; Natalie Rivlin; Penelope Kahn; Kevin Wakeman; Brian S. Leander (4 February 2021). "Grappleria corona gen. et sp. nov. (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela: Jenseniidae fam. nov.) and an updated molecular phylogeny of 'dalyelliid' and temnocephalid microturbellarians". Systematics and Biodiversity. 19 (3): 261–272. doi:10.1080/14772000.2020.1841326. ISSN 1477-2000. Wikidata Q108938046.