Anonymus (flatworm)

Anonymus
Anonymus ruber from Cape Verde
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Suborder: Cotylea
Family: Anonymidae
Genus: Anonymus
Lang, 1884[1][2]
Type species
Anonymus virilis
Lang, 1884[1]
Species

See Taxonomy

Anonymus is a genus of flatworms in the family Anonymidae.[2]

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Anonymus:[2]

  • A. kaikourensis Holleman, 1998
  • A. multivirilis Holleman, 1998
  • A. ruber Cuadrado, Moro & Norena, 2017[3]
  • A. virilis Lang, 1884[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lang, Arnold (1884). "Die Polycladen (Seeplanarien) des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeresabschnitte. Eine Monographie. Fauna Flora Golfes Neapel". Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel. 11. Leipzig: W. Engelmann: I–IX + 1–688. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10545. Archived from the original on 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2025-09-04 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ a b c WoRMS. "Anonymus Lang, 1884". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  3. ^ Cuadrado, Daniel; Moro, Leopoldo; Noreña, Carolina (2017-08-28). "The Polycladida (Platyhelminthes) of the Canary Islands. New genus, species and records". Zootaxa. 4312 (1): 38–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4312.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.