Microstomidae | |
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An adult Microstomum papillosum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Turbellaria |
Order: | Macrostomida |
Family: | Microstomidae |
Genera | |
The Microstomidae are a family of small basal free-living flatworms (Macrostomida, Turbellaria, Platyhelminthes), and members of the marine, brackish, freshwater meiobenthos and plankton. There are currently about 40 named species in this family.