Turbellarians taxon details
Proxenetes Jensen, 1878
142441 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:142441)
accepted
Genus
Proxenetes flabellifer Jensen, 1878 (type by monotypy)
Proxenetes (Apoxenetes) Ax, 1971 · alternative representation
Proxenetes (Archixenetes) Ax, 1971 · alternative representation
Proxenetes (Paraxenetes) Ax, 1971 · alternative representation
Proxenetes (Perixenetes) Ax, 1971 · alternative representation
Proxenetes (Proxenetes) Ax, 1971 · alternative representation
- Species Proxenetes ampullatus Ax, 1971
- Species Proxenetes arctica Ax & Armonies, 1990
- Species Proxenetes bilioi Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes britannicus Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes cimbricus Ax, 1971
- Species Proxenetes cisorius Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes deltoides Den Hartog, 1965
- Species Proxenetes fasciger Ehlers, 1974
- Species Proxenetes flabellifer Jensen, 1878
- Species Proxenetes flexus Ax, 1971
- Species Proxenetes inflatus Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes intermedius Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes karlingi Luther, 1943
- Species Proxenetes minimus Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes monotubulus Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes multidentatus Ax, 1971
- Species Proxenetes pratensis Ax, 1960
- Species Proxenetes puccinellicola Ax, 1960
- Species Proxenetes quadrispinosus Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes quinquespinosus Ax, 1971
- Species Proxenetes segmentatus Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes simplex Luther, 1948
- Species Proxenetes tenuispinosus Ehlers, 1974
- Species Proxenetes trigonus Ax, 1960
- Species Proxenetes trispinosus Artois, Vermin & Schockaert, 2000
- Species Proxenetes uncinatus Graff, 1882
- Species Proxenetes unidentatus Den Hartog, 1965
- Species Proxenetes affinis accepted as Provortex affinis (Jensen, 1878) Graff, 1882 (Lapsus calami by Riedl (1956) twice in the same work; see taxonomical note.)
- Species Proxenetes angustus Ax, 1951 accepted as Proxenetes simplex Luther, 1948
- Species Proxenetes arenarius Meixner, 1938 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Proxenetes axi Riedl, 1954 accepted as Ceratopera axi (Riedl, 1954) Den Hartog, 1964
- Species Proxenetes contortus Beklemischev, 1927 accepted as Beklemischeviella contorta (Beklemischev, 1927) Luther, 1943
- Species Proxenetes denhartogi Karling, 1978 accepted as Trigonostomum denhartogi (Karling, 1978) Willems, Artois, Vermin & Schockaert, 2004
- Species Proxenetes elegans Luther, 1948 accepted as Messoplana elegans (Luther, 1948) Den Hartog, 1966 accepted as Ceratopera elegans (Luther, 1948) Van Steenkiste & Leander, 2018
- Species Proxenetes falcatus Ax, 1953 accepted as Messoplana falcata (Ax, 1953) Den Hartog, 1966 accepted as Ceratopera falcata (Ax, 1953) Van Steenkiste & Leander, 2018
- Species Proxenetes falciger accepted as Proxenetes fasciger Ehlers, 1974 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Proxenetes filum Meixner, 1938 accepted as Proxenetes karlingi Luther, 1943 (nomen nudum)
- Species Proxenetes gracilis Graff, 1882 accepted as Ceratopera gracilis (Graff, 1882) Den Hartog, 1964
- Species Proxenetes lictor Beklemischev, 1927 accepted as Trigonostomum mirabile (Pereyaslawzewa, 1892) Graff, 1905
- Species Proxenetes mackfirae Karling, 1978 accepted as Parapharyngiella mackfirae (Karling, 1978) Diez, Reygel & Artois, 2018
- Species Proxenetes modestus Graff, 1911 accepted as Proxenetes flabellifer Jensen, 1878
- Species Proxenetes paradoxus Pereyaslawzewa, 1892 accepted as Ceratopera paradoxa (Pereyaslawzewa, 1892) Den Hartog, 1964
- Species Proxenetes plebeius Beklemischev, 1927 accepted as Ptychopera plebeia (Beklemischev, 1927) Den Hartog, 1964
- Species Proxenetes quinquespinus accepted as Proxenetes quinquespinosus Ax, 1971 (Literature misspelling by Faubel & Noreña (2001))
- Species Proxenetes reisingeri Riedl, 1959 accepted as Ceratopera reisingeri (Riedl, 1959) Den Hartog, 1964
- Species Proxenetes rosaceus Graff, 1882 accepted as Hartogia rosacea (Graff, 1882) Mack-Fira, 1968 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Proxenetes sellai Steinböck, 1933 accepted as Ceratopera sellai (Steinböck, 1933) Den Hartog, 1964
- Species Proxenetes steinboecki Riedl, 1959 accepted as Ceratopera steinboecki (Riedl, 1959) Den Hartog, 1964
- Species Proxenetes tuberculatus Graff, 1882 accepted as Ptychopera tuberculata (Graff, 1882) Den Hartog, 1964
- Species Proxenetes westbaldi accepted as Proxenetes westbladi Luther, 1943 accepted as Ptychopera westbladi (Luther, 1943) Den Hartog, 1964 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Proxenetes westbladi Luther, 1943 accepted as Ptychopera westbladi (Luther, 1943) Den Hartog, 1964
- Subgenus Proxenetes (Apoxenetes) Ax, 1971 represented as Proxenetes Jensen, 1878
- Species Proxenetes (Apoxenetes) britannicus Den Hartog, 1966 represented as Proxenetes britannicus Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes (Apoxenetes) cimbricus Ax, 1971 represented as Proxenetes cimbricus Ax, 1971
- Species Proxenetes (Apoxenetes) flexus Ax, 1971 represented as Proxenetes flexus Ax, 1971
- Species Proxenetes (Apoxenetes) puccinellicola Ax, 1960 represented as Proxenetes puccinellicola Ax, 1960
- Subgenus Proxenetes (Archixenetes) Ax, 1971 represented as Proxenetes Jensen, 1878
- Species Proxenetes (Archixenetes) cisorius Den Hartog, 1966 represented as Proxenetes cisorius Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes (Archixenetes) pratensis Ax, 1960 represented as Proxenetes pratensis Ax, 1960
- Subgenus Proxenetes (Paraxenetes) Ax, 1971 represented as Proxenetes Jensen, 1878
- Species Proxenetes (Paraxenetes) ampullatus Ax, 1971 represented as Proxenetes ampullatus Ax, 1971
- Species Proxenetes (Paraxenetes) quadrispinosus Den Hartog, 1966 represented as Proxenetes quadrispinosus Den Hartog, 1966
- Subgenus Proxenetes (Perixenetes) Ax, 1971 represented as Proxenetes Jensen, 1878
- Species Proxenetes (Perixenetes) bilioi Den Hartog, 1966 represented as Proxenetes bilioi Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes (Perixenetes) fasciger Ehlers, 1974 represented as Proxenetes fasciger Ehlers, 1974
- Species Proxenetes (Perixenetes) intermedius Den Hartog, 1966 represented as Proxenetes intermedius Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes (Perixenetes) karlingi Luther, 1943 represented as Proxenetes karlingi Luther, 1943
- Species Proxenetes (Perixenetes) lutheri Den Hartog, 1966 represented as Proxenetes lutheri Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes (Perixenetes) minimus Den Hartog, 1966 represented as Proxenetes minimus Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes (Perixenetes) monotubulus Den Hartog, 1966 represented as Proxenetes monotubulus Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes (Perixenetes) quinquespinosus Ax, 1971 represented as Proxenetes quinquespinosus Ax, 1971
- Species Proxenetes (Perixenetes) segmentatus Den Hartog, 1966 represented as Proxenetes segmentatus Den Hartog, 1966
- Species Proxenetes (Perixenetes) trigonus Ax, 1960 represented as Proxenetes trigonus Ax, 1960
- Subgenus Proxenetes (Proxenetes) Ax, 1971 represented as Proxenetes Jensen, 1878
- Species Proxenetes (Proxenetes) uncinatus Graff, 1905 accepted as Proxenetes uncinatus Graff, 1882
- Species Proxenetes (Proxenetes) deltoides Den Hartog, 1965 represented as Proxenetes deltoides Den Hartog, 1965
- Species Proxenetes (Proxenetes) flabellifer Jensen, 1878 represented as Proxenetes flabellifer Jensen, 1878
- Species Proxenetes (Proxenetes) multidentatus Ax, 1971 represented as Proxenetes multidentatus Ax, 1971
- Species Proxenetes (Proxenetes) simplex Luther, 1948 represented as Proxenetes simplex Luther, 1948
- Species Proxenetes (Proxenetes) tenuispinosus Ehlers, 1974 represented as Proxenetes tenuispinosus Ehlers, 1974
- Species Proxenetes (Proxenetes) unidentatus Den Hartog, 1965 represented as Proxenetes unidentatus Den Hartog, 1965
- Species Proxenetes chlorosticus (Schmidt, 1857) Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium, See taxonomy note.)
- Species Proxenetes cochlear Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Proxenetes echinatus (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Proxenetes lutheri Den Hartog, 1966 (uncertain > nomen dubium, See taxonomical note)
- Species Proxenetes sensitivus (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Proxenetes striatus (Uljanin, 1870) Graff, 1882 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Jensen, O. S. (1878). Turbellaria ad litora Norvegiae occidentalia. Turbellarier ved Norges Vestkyst. <em>J W Eided Bogtrykkeri, Bergen.</em> 97 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1582487
page(s): 36 [details]
page(s): 36 [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Proxenetes Jensen, 1878. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142441 on 2025-04-04
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Jensen, O. S. (1878). Turbellaria ad litora Norvegiae occidentalia. Turbellarier ved Norges Vestkyst. <em>J W Eided Bogtrykkeri, Bergen.</em> 97 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1582487
page(s): 36 [details]
original description (of Proxenetes (Apoxenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 182 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Proxenetes (Archixenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 179 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Proxenetes (Paraxenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 188-189 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Proxenetes (Perixenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 194-195 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Proxenetes (Proxenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 203-205 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Faubel, A.; Noreña, C. (2001). Turbellaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 123-136 (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Schockaert, E. R.; Jouk, P. E. H.; Martens, P. M. (1989). Free-living Plathelminthes from the Belgian coast and adjacent areas. <em>In: Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.) (1989). Proceedings of the Symposium Invertebrates of Belgium.</em> pp. 19-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source Ax, P. (2008). Plathelminthes aus Brackgewässern der Nordhalbkugel. Akademie der Wissenschaft und der Literatur Mainz, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 696 pp.
page(s): 372-373 [details]
page(s): 36 [details]
original description (of Proxenetes (Apoxenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 182 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Proxenetes (Archixenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 179 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Proxenetes (Paraxenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 188-189 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Proxenetes (Perixenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 194-195 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Proxenetes (Proxenetes) Ax, 1971) Ax, P. (1971). Zur systematik und phylogenie der Trigonostominae. <em>Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens.</em> 4: 141-220. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 203-205 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Faubel, A.; Noreña, C. (2001). Turbellaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 123-136 (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Schockaert, E. R.; Jouk, P. E. H.; Martens, P. M. (1989). Free-living Plathelminthes from the Belgian coast and adjacent areas. <em>In: Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.) (1989). Proceedings of the Symposium Invertebrates of Belgium.</em> pp. 19-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source Ax, P. (2008). Plathelminthes aus Brackgewässern der Nordhalbkugel. Akademie der Wissenschaft und der Literatur Mainz, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 696 pp.
page(s): 372-373 [details]




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Classification The genus Proxenetes was subdivided into several subgenera by Ax (1971) based on morphology. In 1978 (p.234), Karling more or less suggests to keep the genus undivided. In later literature and descriptions the subgenera are hardly mentioned, so here the all species are listed in a undivided genus Proxenetes, and the subgenera are (provisionally) marked as "unaccepted" [details]