Otocelididae Explained

Otocelididae is a family of acoels.^[1]

Taxonomy

Genera

There are five genera in the family Otocelididae:^[1]

• Archocelis Dörjes, 1968
• Exocelis Ehlers & Dörjes, 1979
• Haplotestis Dörjes, 1968
• Philocelis Dörjes, 1968
• Posticopora Kozloff, 2000

Species

The following species are recognised in the family Otocelididae.^[1]

Name	Image	Distribution	Description
Archocelis macrorhabdites Dörjes, 1968
Archocelis macrorhabditis Dörjes, 1968
Exocelis exopenis Ehlers & Dörjes, 1979
Exocelis reedi Hooge & Tyler, 2008
Haplotestis curvitubus Dörjes, 1968
Philocelis brueggemanni Hooge & Tyler, 2003
Philocelis cellata Dörjes 1968
Philocelis karlingi (Westblad, 1946)
Philocelis robrochai Hooge & Rocha, 2006
Posticopora luteopunctata (Ehlers & Doerjes, 1979)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seth Tyler . 2010 . Otocelididae. . May 16, 2019.