Aphanostoma pulchra
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha |
| Order: | Acoela |
| Family: | Actinoposthiidae |
| Genus: | Aphanostoma |
| Species: | A. pulchra
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphanostoma pulchra (Smith & Bush, 1991)
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Aphanostoma pulchra is a species of marine worms in the family Isodiametridae, within the phylum Xenacoelomorpha. It was first described by Smith and Bush in 1991.[1][2] It was transferred to Aphanostoma by Sarah Atherton and Ulf Jondeliu.[3][4] The sexual organs of A. pulchra have been studied.[5]
References
- ^ Smith, Julian P. S. III; Bush, Louise (1991). "Convoluta pulchra n. sp. (Turbellaria: Acoela) from the East Coast of North America". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 110 (1): 12–26. doi:10.2307/3226735. ISSN 0003-0023. JSTOR 3226735.
- ^ "UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) - Aphanostoma pulchra (Smith & Bush, 1991)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ Atherton, Sarah; Jondelius, Ulf (2022-03-08). "Phylogenetic assessment and systematic revision of the acoel family Isodiametridae". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 194 (3): 736–760. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab050. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ^ "Aphanostoma pulchra". Turbellarian Taxonomic Database. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ Boone, Mieke; Willems, Maxime; Claeys, Myriam; Artois, Tom (2011). "Spermatogenesis and the structure of the testes in Isodiametra pulchra (Isodiametridae, Acoela)". Acta Zoologica. 92 (2): 101–108. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6395.2010.00481.x. ISSN 1463-6395.
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