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original descriptionLeidy, J. (1852). Description of new genera of Vermes. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5 (1850-1851): 124-126., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1642712[details]
basis of recordLarsson, K.; Willems, W. (2010). Report on freshwater Catenulida (Platyhelminthes) from Sweden with the description of four new species. Zootaxa, 2396: 1-18, available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2396.1.1[details] Available for editors