Actinoposthiidae

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Actinoposthiidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Xenacoelomorpha
Order: Acoela
Family: Actinoposthiidae
Hooge, 2001

Actinoposthiidae is a family of acoels. [1]

Taxonomy

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the family Actinoposthiidae: [2]

Contents

Species

There are 21 species recognised in the family Actinoposthiidae. [2]

Name [lower-alpha 1] ImageDistributionDescription
Actinoposthia beklemischevi Mamkaev 1965Russia [3]
Actinoposthia biaculeata Faubel 1974 Sylt, Germany [4]
Actinoposthia caudata An der Lan 1936Greenland [5]
Actinoposthia longa Faubel 1976Sylt [6]
Actinoposthia pigmentea Faubel 1976 North Sea [7]
Archactinoposthia pelophila Dörjes, 1968Germany [8]
Atriofronta polyvacuola Dörjes 1968Germany [9]
Childianea coomerensis Faubel & Cameron, 2001Australia [10]
Microposthia listensis Faubel 1974Sylt [11]
Paractinoposthia pseudovesicula (Ehlers & Doerjes, 1979)Ecuador [12]
Paraproporus diovatus Dörjes 1968Germany [13]
Paraproporus elegans (An der Lan, 1936)Greenland [14]
Paraproporus rosettiforme Faubel 1974 [15]
Paraproporus rosettiformis Faubel 1974Sylt [16]
Paraproporus rubescens Westblad 1945Croatia, Sweden [17]
Paraproporus xanthus Marcus 1950Brazil [18]
Pseudactinoposthia daena (Marcus, 1954)Brazil [19]
Pseudactinoposthia granaria Dörjes 1968Germany [20]
Pseudactinoposthia parva Ehlers & Doerjes 1979Ecuador [21]
Pseudactinoposthia saltans Dörjes 1968Germany [22]
Tetraposthia colymbetes An der Lan 1936Greenland [23]

Notes

  1. A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a different genus.

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References

  1. Nilsson, K.S., Wallberg, A., & Jondelius, U. (2011). "New species of Acoela from the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the South Pacific." Zootaxa 2867: 1-31.
  2. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Actinoposthiidae Hooge, 2001". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  3. Actinoposthia beklemischevi Mamkaev 1965 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  4. Actinoposthia biaculeata Faubel 1974 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  5. Actinoposthia caudata An der Lan 1936 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  6. Actinoposthia longa Faubel 1976 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  7. Actinoposthia pigmentea Faubel 1976 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  8. Archactinoposthia pelophila Dörjes, 1968 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  9. Atriofronta polyvacuola Dörjes 1968 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  10. Childianea coomerensis Faubel & Cameron, 2001 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  11. Microposthia listensis Faubel 1974 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  12. Paractinoposthia pseudovesicula (Ehlers & Doerjes, 1979) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  13. Paraproporus diovatus Dörjes 1968 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  14. Paraproporus elegans (An der Lan, 1936) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  15. Paraproporus rosettiforme Faubel 1974 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  16. Paraproporus rosettiformis Faubel 1974 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  17. Paraproporus rubescens Westblad 1945 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  18. Paraproporus xanthus Marcus 1950 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  19. Pseudactinoposthia daena (Marcus, 1954) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  20. Pseudactinoposthia granaria Dörjes 1968 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  21. Pseudactinoposthia parva Ehlers & Doerjes 1979 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  22. Pseudactinoposthia saltans Dörjes 1968 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.
  23. Tetraposthia colymbetes An der Lan 1936 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 February 2019.

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