Actinoposthiidae is a family of
acoel
Acoela, or the acoels, is an order of small and simple invertebrates in the subphylum Acoelomorpha of phylum Xenacoelomorpha, a deep branching bilaterian group of animals, which resemble flatworms. Historically they were treated as an order of ...
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[Nilsson, K.S., Wallberg, A., & Jondelius, U. (2011). "New species of Acoela from the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the South Pacific." ''Zootaxa'' 2867: 1-31.]
Taxonomy
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Actinoposthiidae:
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Actinoposthia
''Actinoposthia'' is a genus of acoels belonging to the family Actinoposthiidae.
Species:
*''Actinoposthia beklemischevi
''Actinoposthia beklemischevi'' is an acoel in the family Actinoposthiidae
Actinoposthiidae is a family of acoels.Nils ...
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An der Lan, 1936
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Archactinoposthia
''Archactinoposthia'' is a genus of worms belonging to the family Actinoposthiidae
Actinoposthiidae is a family of acoels.Nilsson, K.S., Wallberg, A., & Jondelius, U. (2011). "New species of Acoela from the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the S ...
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Dörjes, 1968
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Atriofronta''
Dörjes, 1968
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Childianea''
Faubel & Cameron, 2001
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Microposthia''
Faubel, 1974
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Paractinoposthia''
Ehlers & Dörjes, 1981
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Paraproporus''
Westblad, 1945
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Pseudactinoposthia''
Dörjes, 1968
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Tetraposthia''
An der Lan, 1936
Species
There are 21 species recognised in the family Actinoposthiidae.
Notes
References
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Acoelomorphs
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