Rhynchoscolex Leidy, 1851

Noreña, Carolina, Damborenea, Cristina & Brusa, Francisco, 2005, A taxonomic revision of South American species of the genus Stenostomum O. Schmidt (Platyhelminthes: Catenulida) based on morphological characters, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 144 (1), pp. 37-58 : 40

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00157.x
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5113582
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scientific name	Rhynchoscolex Leidy, 1851
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Genus Rhynchoscolex Leidy, 1851 View in CoL

Diagnosis: Stenostomidae without ciliated pits. Anterior end very prolonged (proboscidean body prolongation). Nerve ganglia form 8–14 pairs of sensory plates at the anterior end. Two pairs of anterior longitudinal nerves and four pairs of posterior nerves. Excretophores frequently present. Presence of larval stage (Luther’s larva), with statocyst and division by paratomy. Adult with or without statocyst and without paratomy.

Type species: Rhynchoscolex simplex Leidy, 1851 View in CoL .

Distribution: Europe, North and South America, Japan.

Valid species: Rhynchoscolex diplolithicus Reisinger, 1924 ; R. evelinae Marcus, 1945 ; R. platypus Marcus, 1945 ; R. pusillus Marcus, 1945 ; R. nanus Marcus, 1945 ; R. remanei Rixen, 1961 .