Hofsteniidae
| Hofsteniidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha |
| Order: | Acoela |
| Infraorder: | Prosopharyngida |
| Family: | Hofsteniidae Bock, 1923 |
Panther worms[1] belong to Hofsteniidae, a family of Acoela. This family contains seven species in three genera. [2]
The size of this worm is 500 μm for adults, 100 μm for embryos. They have a simple nervous system and a bowel sac with no way out.[3]
Genera
There are three genera in the family Hofsteniidae.[2]
- Hofstenia Bock, 1923
- Hofsteniola Papi, 1957
- Marcusiola Steinböck, 1966
Species
There are seven species in the family Hofsteniidae.[2]
| Name[a] | Image | Distribution | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hofstenia arabiensis Beltagi & Mandura, 1991 | |||
| Hofstenia atroviridis Bock, 1923 | |||
| Hofstenia beltagii Steinböck, 1966 | |||
| Hofstenia miamia Correa, 1960 ('three-banded panther worm') | |||
| Hofstenia minuta Palombi, 1928 | |||
| Hofsteniola pardii Papi 1957 | |||
| Marcusiola tinga (Marcus, 1957) |
Notes
- ^ A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a different genus.
References
- ^ Hooge, M.D., Wallberg, A., Todt, C., Maloy, A.P., Jondelius, U., & Tyler, S.D. (2007). A revision of the systematics of panther worms (Hofstenia spp., Acoela), with notes on color variation and genetic variation within the genus. Hydrobiologia, 592, 439-454.
- ^ a b c Seth Tyler (2010). "Hofsteniidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ Gehrke, Andrew R.; Neverett, Emily; Luo, Yi-Jyun; Brandt, Alexander; Ricci, Lorenzo; Hulett, Ryan E.; Gompers, Annika; Ruby, J. Graham; Rokhsar, Daniel S.; Reddien, Peter W.; Srivastava, Mansi (2019-03-15). "Acoel genome reveals the regulatory landscape of whole-body regeneration". Science. 363 (6432). doi:10.1126/science.aau6173. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 30872491.