Acotylea is a suborder of free-living marine turbellarian flatworms in the order
Polycladida
The Polycladida represents a highly diverse clade of free-living marine flatworms. They are known from the littoral to the sublittoral zone (extending to the deep hot vents), and many species are common from coral reefs. Only a few species are fo ...
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Taxonomy
* Superfamily
Cryptoceloidea Faubel, 1984
** Family
Cryptocelidae
Cryptocelidae is a family of flatworm
The flatworms, flat worms, Platyhelminthes, or platyhelminths (from the Greek πλατύ, ''platy'', meaning "flat" and ἕλμινς (root: ἑλμινθ-), ''helminth-'', meaning "worm") are a phylum of ...
Laidlaw, 1903
** Family
Discocelididae Laidlaw, 1903
** Family
Ilyplanidae
Ilyplanidae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Polycladida
The Polycladida represents a highly diverse clade of free-living marine flatworms. They are known from the littoral to the Sublittoral zone, sublittoral zone (extending to ...
Faubel, 1983
** Family Plehniidae
Bock, 1913
** Family
Polyposthiidae Bergendal, 1893
* Superfamily
Leptoplanoidea Faubel, 1984
** Family
Candimboididae Faubel, 1983
** Family
Faubelidae Ozdikmen, 2010
** Family
Gnesiocerotidae Marcus and Marcus, 1966
** Family
Leptoplanidae
Acotylea is a suborder of free-living marine turbellarian flatworms in the order Polycladida.
Taxonomy
* Superfamily Cryptoceloidea Faubel, 1984
** Family Cryptocelidae Laidlaw, 1903
** Family Discocelididae Laidlaw, 1903
** Family Ilyplanid ...
Stimpson, 1857
** Family
Mucroplanidae Faubel, 1983
** Family
Notocomplanidae Litvaitis, Bolaños & Quiroga, 2019
** Family
Notoplanidae
Notoplanidae is family of free-living marine turbellarian flatworms in the order Polycladida.
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Notoplanidae:
* '' Anthoplana'' Bo & Betti, 2019
* ''Notoplana'' Laidlaw, 1903
* ''Plagiotat ...
Marcus and Marcus, 1966
** Family
Palauidae Faubel, 1983
** Family
Pleioplanidae
Pleioplanidae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Polycladida
The Polycladida represents a highly diverse clade of free-living marine flatworms. They are known from the littoral to the Sublittoral zone, sublittoral zone (extending ...
Faubel, 1983
** Family
Stylochoplanidae Meixner, 1907
* Superfamily
Stylochoidea Stimpson, 1857
** Family
Callioplanidae
''Callioplanidae'' is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Polycladida
The Polycladida represents a highly diverse clade of free-living marine flatworms. They are known from the littoral to the Sublittoral zone, sublittoral zone (exte ...
Hyman, 1953
** Family
Discoprosthididae Faubel, 1983
** Family
Hoploplanidae Stummer-Traunfels, 1933
** Family
Latocestidae Laidlaw, 1903
** Family
Planoceridae
Acotylea is a suborder of free-living marine turbellarian flatworms in the order Polycladida.
Taxonomy
* Superfamily Cryptoceloidea Faubel, 1984
** Family Cryptocelidae Laidlaw, 1903
** Family Discocelididae Laidlaw, 1903
** Family Ilyplanid ...
Lang, 1884
** Family
Pseudostylochidae Faubel, 1983
** Family
Stylochidae
Stylochidae is a family of polyclad flatworms. It includes the species ''Stylochus zebra'', which usually lives in shells occupied by the hermit crab '' Pagurus pollicaris'', though it can sometimes be found free living on rocks and pilings.
The ...
Stimpson, 1857
* Not placed in any Superfamily
** Family
Anocellidae
''Anocellidus'' is a genus of flatworms belonging to the order Polycladida. It is the only genus in the monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic spe ...
Quiroga, Bolanos & Litvaitis, 2006
** Family
Apidioplanidae Bock, 1926
** Family
Didangiidae
''Didangia'' is a genus of flatworms belonging to the order Polycladida. It is the only genus in the monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic specie ...
Faubel, 1983
** Family
Enantiidae
Acotylea is a suborder of free-living marine turbellarian flatworms in the order Polycladida.
Taxonomy
* Superfamily Cryptoceloidea Faubel, 1984
** Family Cryptocelidae Laidlaw, 1903
** Family Discocelididae Laidlaw, 1903
** Family Ilyplanid ...
Graff, 1889
** Family
Euplanidae
Euplanidae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Polycladida.
Genera:
* '' Aprostatum'' Bock, 1913
* '' Diplopharyngeata'' Plehn, 1896
* '' Euplana'' Girard, 1893
* '' Euplanina'' Sopott-Ehlers & Schmidt, 1975
* '' Euplanoida'' Faubel, ...
Marcus & Marcus, 1966
** Family
Limnostylochidae
Limnostylochidae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Polycladida
The Polycladida represents a highly diverse clade of free-living marine flatworms. They are known from the littoral to the Sublittoral zone, sublittoral zone (extendi ...
Faubel, 1983
** Family
Stylochocestidae
Acotylea is a suborder of free-living marine turbellarian flatworms in the order Polycladida.
Taxonomy
* Superfamily Cryptoceloidea Faubel, 1984
** Family Cryptocelidae Laidlaw, 1903
** Family Discocelididae Laidlaw, 1903
** Family Ilyplani ...
Bock, 1913
See also
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Kaburakia excelsa
''Kaburakia excelsa'', the giant flatworm or giant leaf worm, is a species of flatworm found on the lower shore and shallow water in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It occurs on the lower shore and shallow sub-littoral zone.
Description
''Kaburakia ...
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References
External links
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