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Table 3 Numerical dominant platyhelminth species in abundant families in Hausstrand 1965–1975 (according to source of ranking) and 2015–2016 (according to Table 2)

From: Long-term change of meiofaunal species composition in a sandy beach, with description of 7 new species of Platyhelminthes

Taxon Family Species Rank of abundance Source of ranking
1965–1975 2015–2016
Macrostomida      
  Haplopharyngidae Haplopharynx rostratus 1 1 Faubel [25, 26, p. 29]
  Dolichomacrostomidae Paromalostomum fusculum 1 1 Pawlak [57, p. 443]
   Paromalostomum dubium 2 2 Pawlak [57, p. 445]
  Macrostomidae Antromacrostomum armatum 1 – Faubel [29, p. 26]
   Myozona purpurea 2 1 Faubel [29, p. 27]
  Microstomidae Microstomum jenseni 1 – Faubel [29, p. 66]
   Microsomum papillosum 2.5 1 Faubel [29, p. 48]
   Microstomum spiculifer 2.5 2 Faubel [29, p. 49]
Proseriata      
  Bulbotoplaninae Bulbotoplana acephala 1 1 Sopott [74, p. 48]
  Otoplaninae Itaspiella helgolandica 1.5 – Sopott [73, p. 58]
   Otoplanella schulzi 1.5 2 Sopott [73, p. 59]
   Notocaryoplana arctica 3 1 Sopott [73, p. 60]
  Parotoplaninae Parotoplana capitata 1.5 3 Sopott [73, p. 50]
   Parotroplanina geminoducta 1.5 2 Sopott [73, p. 50]
   Parotoplana papii 3.5 4 Sopott [73, p. 51]
   Praebursoplana reisingeri – 1  
  Nematoplanidae Nematoplana coelogynoporoides 1 1 Sopott [73, p. 62]
Dalytyphloplanida      
  Provorticidae Provortex psammophilus 1 1 Ehlers [20, p. 61]
   Pogaina suecica 2.5 3 Ehlers [20, p. 61]
   Pogaina kinnei 2.5 2 Ehlers [20, p. 61]
  Solenopharyngidae Proceropharynx litoralis 1 1 Ehlers [20, p. 30]
  Adenorhynchinae Litucivis serpens 1.5 2 Ehlers [20, p. 34]
   Adenorhynchus balticus 1.5 1 Ehlers [20, p. 34]
   Listea simplex 3 3 Ehlers [20, p. 34]
  Promesostominae Promesostoma meixneri 1 2 Ehlers [20, p. 34]
  Typhloplanidae Haloplanella longatuba 1.5 1.5 Ehlers [20, p. 20]
   Pratoplana galeata 1.5 1.5 Ehlers [20, p. 20]
  Trigonostomidae Lonchoplanella axi 2 1 Ehlers [20, p. 51]
   Mariplanella frisia 2 4 Ehlers [20, p. 51]
   Petaliella spiracauda 2 2 Ehlers [20, p. 51]
   Messoplana falcata 4 3 Ehlers [21, p. 72]
Kalyptorhynchia      
  Cicerinidae Ptyalorhynchus coecus 2 1 Hoxhold [39, p. 74]
   Paracicerina laboeica 1 2 Hoxhold [39, p. 112]
  Cystiplanidae Cystiplana paradoxa 1 1 Hoxhold [39, p. 118]
   Cystiplana karlingi nn 2 3 Hoxhold [39, p. 59]
   Nigerrhynchus opisthoporus 3 2 Hoxhold [39, p. 93]
  Gnathorhynchidae Gnathorhynchus conocaudatus 1 1 Hoxhold [39, p. 112]
  Koinocystididae Marirhynchus longasaeta 1 1 Hoxhold [39, p. 114]
  Polycystididae Gyratrix hermaphroditus 1 1 Hoxhold [39, p. 127]
   Neopolycystis tridentata 2 2 Hoxhold [39, p. 49]
  Cheliplanidae Cheliplana boadeni 1 2 Hoxhold [39, p. 126]
   Cheliplana remanei 2 1 Hoxhold [39, p. 27]
  Diascorhynchidae Diascorhynchides arenaria 1 1 Hoxhold [39, p. 112]
  Karkinorhynchidae Karkinorhynchus lehardyi 1 3 Hoxhold [39, p. 112]
  Schizorhynchidae Schizochilus choriurus 1 2 Hoxhold [39, p. 123]
   Proschizorhynchus gullmarensis 2 1 Hoxhold [39, p. 119]
   Schizochilus caecus 3 7 Hoxhold [39, p. 121]
   Schizorhynchoides aculeatus 4 4 Hoxhold [39, p. 115]
   Paraschizorhynchoides glandulis 6 6 Hoxhold [39, p. 114]
   Carcharodorhynchus listensis 5 3 Hoxhold [39, p. 124]
   Proschizorhynchus triductibus 7 5 Hoxhold [39, p. 87]
  1. Identical ranks within families refer to identical abundance information in the sources. –, not recorded
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