The generic name was given in honor of Libbie Hyman, for her contributions to knowledge of American triclads. Hyman additionally had given the suggestion that a new genus be designated for the type species, Hymanella reteunova.[2]
^Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2022). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Hymanella Castle, 1941. Accessed 2023-06-24.
^Castle, W. A. (1941). The Morphology and Life History of Hymanella retenuova, a New Species of Triclad from New England. The American Midland Naturalist, 26(1), 85–97. doi:10.2307/2420756