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Family CESTOPLANIDAE Lang, 1884

  • Cestoplanidae Lang, 1884.
    Type genus:
     Cestoplana Lang, 1884.

 

Introduction

The family has previously been included in the Acotylea, despite its members possessing several cotylean-like characters. The family has been reassigned to the Cotylea, and is supported by application of cotylean diagnostic traits and genetic analyses. Several authors have proposed a superfamily Cestoplanoidea to accommodate the family, but Litvaitis et al. (2019) argue that as Cestoplanidae will be the only family in the group, elevation of a single family to superfamily is not warranted.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
20-May-2023 RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 11-Apr-2023 MODIFIED Dr Nicholas Wee (QM)
17-Aug-2015 "TURBELLARIA" 06-Jul-2012 MOVED Dr Kathryn Hall
09-Nov-2010 09-Nov-2010 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)