Diopisthoporus Explained

Diopisthoporus is a genus of acoels. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Diopisthoporidae[1]

Species

There are five species recognised in the genus Diopisthoporus.[1]

NameImageDistributionDescription
Diopisthoporus brachypharyngeus Dörjes, 1968
Diopisthoporus gymnopharyngeus Smith & Tyler, 1985
Diopisthoporus lofolitis Hooge & Smith, 2004
Diopisthoporus longitubus Westblad, 1940
Diopisthoporus psammophilus Dörjes, 1968

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seth Tyler . 2010 . Diopisthoporus Westblad, 1940 . . May 16, 2011.