Temnocephalidae Explained

Temnocephalidae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Rhabdocoela, and was first described in 2021 by Van Steenkiste, Rivlin, Kahn, Wakeman & Leander.^{[1] [2]}

Genera

Genera & subfamilies accepted by WoRMS:

• Subfamily Actinodactylellinae Benham, 1901
  • Genus Actinodactylella Haswell, 1893
• Subfamily Decadidyminae Van Steenkiste, Rivlin, Kahn, Wakeman & Leander, 2021
  • Genus Decadidymus Cannon, 1991
• Subfamily Diceratocephalinae Joffe, Cannon & Schockaert, 1998
  • Genus Diceratocephala Baer, 1953
• Subfamily Didymorchinae Bresslau & Reisinger, 1933
  • Genus Didymorchis Haswell, 1900
• Subfamily Scutariellinae Annandale, 1912
  • Genus Bubalocerus Matjašič, 1958
  • Genus Caridinicola Annandale, 1912
  • Genus Monodiscus Plate, 1914
  • Genus Paracaridinicola Baer, 1953
  • Genus Scutariella Mrazek, 1907
  • Genus Stygodyticola Matjašič, 1958
  • Genus Subtelsonia Matjašič, 1958
  • Genus Troglocaridicola Matjašič, 1958
• Subfamily Temnocephalinae Monticelli, 1899
  • Genus Achenella Cannon, 1993
  • Genus Craniocephala Monticelli, 1905
  • Genus Craspedella Haswell, 1893
  • Genus Dactylocephala Monticelli, 1899
  • Genus Gelasinella Sewell & Cannon, 1998
  • Genus Heptacraspedella Cannon & Sewell, 1995
  • Genus Notodactylus Baer, 1953
  • Genus Temnocephala Blanchard, 1849
  • Genus Temnohaswellia Pereira & Cuoccolo, 1941
  • Genus Temnomonticellia Pereira & Cuoccolo, 1941
  • Genus Temnosewellia Damborenea & Cannon, 2001
  • Genus Zygopella Cannon & Sewell, 1995

Notes and References

1. Web site: Temnocephalidae . www.gbif.org . 14 June 2021 . en.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Temnocephalidae Van Steenkiste, Rivlin, Kahn, Wakeman & Leander, 2021 . 2024-09-14 . www.marinespecies.org.