| Macrostomidae | |
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| An adult Antromacrostomum armatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Order: | Macrostomida |
| Family: | Macrostomidae |
| Genera | |
Macrostomidae[1] is a family of small basal free-living flatworms, and are found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.[1] There are currently about 180 named species in this family.[2]
- ^ a b van Beneden, E. 1870. Étude zoologique et anatomique du genre Macrostomum comprenant la description de deux especes nouvelles. Bulletin de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 30:116-133, one plate.
- ^ Tyler, S., Schilling, S., Hooge, M., and Bush L. F. (comp.) (2006-2009) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.5 "Macrostomidae". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-02-28.