The Lecithoepitheliata are an order of rhabditophoran flatworms. They are free-living worms, found in freshwater, soil,[1] and marine environments.[2] However, it is still poorly known their roles in the natural food web.[3]
^Adl, Sina M. (2006). "Observations on a Geocentrophora sp. (Lecithoepitheliata) flatworm from forest soils in Nova Scotia". Journal of Natural History 40(23-24): 1381. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 229. ISBN 0-03-056747-5.
^Adl, Sina M.; Ruiz‐Trillo, Inaki; Wilson, Melanie L. (18 October 2006). "Observations on a Geocentrophora sp. (Lecithoepitheliata) flatworm from forest soils in Nova Scotia". Journal of Natural History. 40 (23–24): 1381–1387. doi:10.1080/00222930600929285. S2CID 85892208. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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