Ptychoderidae

Ptychoderidae

Ptychoderidae

Family of marine worm-like animals

Ptychoderidae is a family of acorn worms.

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Genera and species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following:[1]

Balanoglossus

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

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

Contains the following species:

  • Ptychodera bahamensis Spengel, 1893
  • Ptychodera ceylonica author unknown
  • Ptychodera erythrea Spengel
  • Ptychodera flava Eschscholtz, 1825
  • Ptychodera pelsarti Dakin, 1916

References

  1. [1]
    Ptychoderidae World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  2. [2]
    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.


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