Actinoposthiidae Explained

Actinoposthiidae is a family of acoels.[1]

Taxonomy

Genera

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

Species

There are 21 species recognised in the family Actinoposthiidae.

NameImageDistributionDescription
Actinoposthia beklemischevi Mamkaev 1965Russia
Actinoposthia biaculeata Faubel 1974Sylt, Germany
Actinoposthia caudata An der Lan 1936Greenland
Actinoposthia longa Faubel 1976Sylt
Actinoposthia pigmentea Faubel 1976North Sea
Archactinoposthia pelophila Dörjes, 1968Germany
Atriofronta polyvacuola Dörjes 1968Germany
Childianea coomerensis Faubel & Cameron, 2001Australia
Microposthia listensis Faubel 1974Sylt
Paractinoposthia pseudovesicula (Ehlers & Doerjes, 1979)Ecuador
Paraproporus diovatus Dörjes 1968Germany
Paraproporus elegans (An der Lan, 1936)Greenland
Paraproporus rosettiforme Faubel 1974
Paraproporus rosettiformis Faubel 1974Sylt
Paraproporus rubescens Westblad 1945Croatia, Sweden
Paraproporus xanthus Marcus 1950Brazil
Pseudactinoposthia daena (Marcus, 1954)Brazil
Pseudactinoposthia granaria Dörjes 1968Germany
Pseudactinoposthia parva Ehlers & Doerjes 1979Ecuador
Pseudactinoposthia saltans Dörjes 1968Germany
Tetraposthia colymbetes An der Lan 1936Greenland

External Sites

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40462612#page/161/mode/1up

Notes and 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. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Actinoposthiidae Hooge, 2001. www.marinespecies.org. 2020-02-08.