Ptychoderidae | |
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Balanoglossus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Hemichordata |
Class: | Enteropneusta |
Order: | Enteropneusta |
Family: | Ptychoderidae |
Ptychoderidae is a family of acorn worms.
Genera and species
[edit]The World Register of Marine Species lists the following:[1]
Balanoglossus
[edit]Contains the following species:
- Balanoglossus apertus (Spengel, 1893)
- Balanoglossus aurantiacus (Girard, 1853)
- Balanoglossus australiensis (Hill, 1894)
- Balanoglossus borealis (Willey, 1899)
- Balanoglossus capensis (Gilchrist, 1908)
- Balanoglossus carnosus Müller in Spengel, 1893
- Balanoglossus clavigerus delle Chiaje, 1829
- Balanoglossus gigas Müller in Spengel, 1893
- Balanoglossus hydrocephalus van der Horst
- Balanoglossus misakiensis Kuwano, 1902
- Balanoglossus natalensis (Gilchrist, 1908)
- Balanoglossus occidentalis Ritter, 1902
- Balanoglossus proterogonius Belichov, 1928
- Balanoglossus robinii author unknown
- Balanoglossus salmoneus Belichov, 1928
- Balanoglossus stephensoni van der Horst, 1937
- Balanoglossus studiosorum van der Horst
Glossobalanus
[edit]Contains the following species:
- Glossobalanus alatus van der Horst
- Glossobalanus barnharti Cameron & Ostiguy, 2013[2]
- Glossobalanus berkeleyi (Willey, 1931)
- Glossobalanus crozieri van der Horst, 1924
- Glossobalanus elongatus Spengel, 1904
- Glossobalanus hartmanae Cameron & Ostiguy, 2013[2]
- Glossobalanus hedleyi (Hill, 1897)
- Glossobalanus indicus Rao, 1955
- Glossobalanus marginatus Meek, 1922
- Glossobalanus minutus Kowalevsky, 1866
- Glossobalanus mortenseni van der Horst, 1932
- Glossobalanus parvulus (Punnett, 1906)
- Glossobalanus ruficollis (Willey, 1899)
- Glossobalanus sarniensis (Koehler, 1886)
- Glossobalanus williami Cameron & Ostiguy, 2013[2]
Ptychodera
[edit]Contains the following species:
- Ptychodera bahamensis Spengel, 1893
- Ptychodera ceylonica author unknown
- Ptychodera erythrea Spengel
- Ptychodera flava Eschscholtz, 1825
- Ptychodera pelsarti Dakin, 1916
References
[edit]- ^ Ptychoderidae World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ^ a b c Cameron & Ostiguy (2013). "Three new species of Glossobalanus (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta: Ptychoderidae) from western North America" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3630: 143–154. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3630.1.5. PMID 26131502.
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