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Issue: Vol. 5737 No. 2: 23 Dec. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-12-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.10
Page range: 297-300
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On the validity of Notocomplana Faubel, 1983 (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida), a widely used name within polyclad taxonomy

Hasselt University; Centre for Environmental Sciences; Research Group 'Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology'; Campus Diepenbeek; Agoralaan Gebouw D; B-3590 Diepenbeek; Belgium
Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biológico Agropecuarias; Área de Ciencias Pesqueras; Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit; Ciudad de la Cultura "Amado Nervo"; Tepic; Nayarit; C.P. 63000; México
Platyhelminthes Notocomplana Pucelis ICZN nomenclature

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How to Cite

Artois, T.J. & Ramos-Sánchez, M. (2025) On the validity of Notocomplana Faubel, 1983 (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida), a widely used name within polyclad taxonomy. Zootaxa, 5737 (2), 297–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.10