Microstomidae

{{Short description|Family of flatworms}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Microstomum papillosum.JPG

| image_caption = An adult Microstomum papillosum

| taxon = Microstomidae

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

| subdivision =

Alaurina

Microstomum

Myozonella

}}

The MicrostomidaeLuther, A. 1907. Über die systematische Stellung der Rhabdocoelen-Familie Catenulidae s. str. (Stenostomidae Vejd.). Zool. Anz. 31:718-723. are a family of small basal free-living flatworms (Macrostomida, Rhabditophora, Platyhelminthes), and members of the marine, brackish, freshwater meiobenthos and plankton. There are currently about 40 named species in this family.Tyler, S., Schilling, S., Hooge, M., and Bush L. F. (comp.) (2006-2009) Turbellarian taxonomic database. Version 1.5 {{cite web |url=http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb2.php?action=1&code=3061 |title=Microstomidae |access-date=2010-02-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720085825/http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb2.php?action=1&code=3061 |archive-date=2011-07-20 }}