Dakuidae Explained

Dakuidae is a family of acoels.

Taxonomy

Genera

There are three genera recognised in the family Dakuidae:^[1]

• Daku Hooge, 2003
• Notocelis Dörjes, 1968
• Philactinoposthia Dörjes, 1968

Species

There are 22 species recognised in the family Dakuidae:^[1]

Name	Image	Distribution	Description
Daku riegeri Hooge & Tyler, 2008		Panama
Daku woorimensis Hooge, 2003		Australia
Notocelis gullmarensis (Westblad, 1946)		Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, Maine
Notocelis maculata (Karling, Mack-Fira & Dörjes, 1972)		Hawaii
Notocelis rubidocula Kozloff, 2000
Notocelis subsalina (Ax, 1959)
Philactinoposthia adenogonaria Dörjes 1968
Philactinoposthia brevis Nilsson, Wallberg & Jondelius, 2011^[2]
Philactinoposthia coneyi Hooge & Rocha, 2006
Philactinoposthia diploposthia Dörjes 1968
Philactinoposthia helgolandica Dörjes 1968
Philactinoposthia ischiae Nilsson, Wallberg & Jondelius, 2011
Philactinoposthia multipunctata Nilsson, Wallberg & Jondelius, 2011
Philactinoposthia novaecaledoniae Nilsson, Wallberg & Jondelius, 2011
Philactinoposthia pusilla (Westblad, 1946)
Philactinoposthia rhammifera (Westblad, 1946)
Philactinoposthia saliens (Graff, 1882)
Philactinoposthia stylifera (Westblad, 1946)
Philactinoposthia viridipunctata (Westblad, 1946) Dörjes & Karling, 1975
Philactinoposthia tenebrosa Ehlers & Doerjes 1979
Philactinoposthia viridis Dörjes 1968
Philactinoposthia viridorhabditis Dörjes 1968

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seth Tyler . 2010 . Daku Hooge, 2003 . . May 16, 2011.
2. Jondelius. Ulf. Wallberg. Andreas. Nilsson. Karin Sara. 2011-05-05. New species of Acoela from the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the South Pacific. Zootaxa. en. 2867. 1. 1–31. 10.11646/zootaxa.2867.1.1. 1175-5334. free.