Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851)
(a land flatworm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhynchodemus sylvaticus (a land flatworm)
SubfamilyRHYNCHODEMINAE (a subfamily of land flatworms)
FamilyGEOPLANIDAE (many-eyed land flatworms)
SuperfamilyGEOPLANOIDEA (a superfamily of flatworms)
SuborderCONTINENTICOLA (a suborder of flatworms)
OrderTRICLADIDA
ClassRHABDITOPHORA (a class of flatworms)
PhylumPLATYHELMINTHES (flatworms, tapeworms, flukes)
SuperphylumPROTOSTOMIA (protostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (a land flatworm) :
1: Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (a land flatworm)
21 Oct 2008 OSGR: ST35 51° 20’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
under limestone blocks
Image 1: Animal in contracted state - anterior region - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: Animal in contracted state - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 3: Animal in extended state - anterior region - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 4: Animal in extended state - anterior region - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 5: Animal in extended state - anterior region - dorsal view - highly enlarged (3)Image 6: Animal in extended state - mid region - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 7: Animal in semi-contracted state - dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 8: Anterior region - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 9: Anterior region - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 10: Anterior region - dorsal view - highly enlarged (3)Image 11: Dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 12: Dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 13: Dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 14: Dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged (3)Image 15: Dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged (4)Image 16: Dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged (5)Image 17: Dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged (6)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jones, H.D. Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851)

Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (a land flatworm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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