Enchiridium

Enchiridium
Specimens of Enchiridium daidai, showing difference in mature body size
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Suborder: Cotylea
Family: Prosthiostomidae
Genus: Enchiridium
Bock, 1913[1][2]
Type species
Enchiridium periommatum
Bock, 1913[1]

Enchiridium is a genus of flatworms in the family Prosthiostomidae.[2]

Taxonomy

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

  • E. daidai Tsuyuki & Kajihara, 2020
  • E. delicatum (Palombi, 1939)
  • E. evelinae Marcus, 1949
  • E. gabriellae (Marcus, 1949)
  • E. japonicum Kato, 1943
  • E. magec Cuadrado, Moro & Norena, 2017[3]
  • E. periommatum Bock, 1913[1]
  • E. punctatum Hyman, 1953
  • E. russoi (Palombi, 1939)

References

  1. ^ a b c Bock, S. (1913). "Studien über Polycladen". Zoologiska bidrag från Uppsala. 2: 31–344 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ a b c "World list of turbellarian worms - Enchiridium Bock, 1913". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  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.