Taxonomy Profile: Treptoplax reptans (Monticelli 1893)

Treptoplax reptans: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
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Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Treptoplax reptans: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Radiata
Phylum : Placozoa
Genus : Treptoplax
Treptoplax reptans Direct Children(s):
Treptoplax reptans: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Monticelli, Fr. Sav.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1893-12-17 / 1893-12-17
Article/Chapter Title:
Treptoplax reptans. n. g. n. sp. Nota preliminare
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, ser. 5, vol. 2
Page(s):
39-40
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ISBN/ISSN:
/0001-4435
Notes:
Reference for:
Treptoplax reptans
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Grell, Karl G., and August Ruthmann / Harrison, Frederick W., and Jane A. Westfall, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Chapter 2: Placozoa
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Microscopic Anatomy of Invertebrates, Volume 2: Placozoa, Porifera, Cnidaria, and Ctenophora
Page(s):
13-27
Publisher:
Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Publication Place:
New York, New York, U.S.A.
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-56224-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Treptoplax reptans
Treptoplax reptans: Geographic Information
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Treptoplax reptans: Comments
Comment:
Based on a subsequent publication, many authors regard 1896 as the date of original description
Comment:
Grell and Ruthmann (1991) note: "The second species [Treptoplax reptans], said to be found in the Gulf of Naples, was only seen once. There is some doubt that it really exists"