Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Orthonectida > Family Rhopaluridae > Genus Rhopalura

Rhopalura philinae Lang, 1954

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Rhopalura*	Giard, 1877	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Rhopalura philine*	Lang, 1954	orthographic variant

Literature

original description	Lang, K. (1954). On a new orthonectid, Rhopalura philinae n. sp., found as a parasite in the opisthobranch Philine scabra Müller. Arkiv för Zoologi. 6(5): 603-610.
basis of record	van der Land, J.; Hallan, J. (2001). Mesozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 104
additional source	van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
additional source	Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Rhopalura philinae Lang, 1954. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119180

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Environment

marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

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2010-08-06 by Hidetaka Furuya

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