Euryleptidae is a

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

of marine

polyclad 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 ...

flatworm Platyhelminthes (from the Greek language, Greek πλατύ, ''platy'', meaning "flat" and ἕλμινς (root: ἑλμινθ-), ''helminth-'', meaning "worm") is a Phylum (biology), phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, Segmentation (biology), ...

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The following

genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...

are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acerotisa'' Strand, 1928 *'' Anciliplana'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' Ascidiophilla'' Newman, 2002 *'' Cycloporus'' Lang, 1884 *'' Eurylepta'' Ehrenberg, 1831 *'' Euryleptodes'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' Graffizoon'' Heath, 1928 *'' Katheurylepta'' Faubel, 1984 *''

Leptoteredra Euryleptidae is a family of marine polyclad flatworms. Genera The following genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acerotisa'' Strand, 1928 *'' Anciliplana'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' Ascidiophilla'' Newman, 2002 *'' C ...

'' Hallez, 1913 *''

Maritigrella Euryleptidae is a family of marine polyclad flatworms. Genera The following genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acerotisa'' Strand, 1928 *'' Anciliplana'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' Ascidiophilla'' Newman, 2002 *'' C ...

'' Newman & Cannon, 2000 *''

Oligoclado Euryleptidae is a family of marine polyclad flatworms. Genera The following genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acerotisa'' Strand, 1928 *'' Anciliplana'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' Ascidiophilla'' Newman, 2002 *'' C ...

'' Pearse, 1938 *''

Oligocladus Euryleptidae is a Family (biology), family of marine Polycladida, polyclad flatworms. Genera The following Genus, genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *''Acerotisa'' Strand, 1928 *''Anciliplana'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' ...

'' Lang, 1884 *''

Parastylostomum Euryleptidae is a family of marine polyclad flatworms. Genera The following genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acerotisa'' Strand, 1928 *'' Anciliplana'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' Ascidiophilla'' Newman, 2002 *'' C ...

'' Faubel, 1984 *''

Pareurylepta Euryleptidae is a family of marine polyclad flatworms. Genera The following genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acerotisa'' Strand, 1928 *'' Anciliplana'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' Ascidiophilla'' Newman, 2002 *'' C ...

'' Faubel, 1984 *'' Praestheceraeus'' Faubel, 1984 *''

Prostheceraeus Euryleptidae is a family of marine polyclad flatworms. Genera The following genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acerotisa'' Strand, 1928 *'' Anciliplana'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' Ascidiophilla'' Newman, 2002 *'' C ...

'' Schmarda, 1859 *''

Stygolepta Euryleptidae is a family of marine polyclad flatworms. Genera The following genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acerotisa'' Strand, 1928 *'' Anciliplana'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' Ascidiophilla'' Newman, 2002 *'' C ...

'' Faubel, 1984 *''

Stylostomum Euryleptidae is a family of marine polyclad flatworms. Genera The following genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acerotisa'' Strand, 1928 *'' Anciliplana'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' Ascidiophilla'' Newman, 2002 *'' C ...

'' Lang, 1884

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Prostheceraeus vittatus ''Prostheceraeus vittatus'', the candy striped flatworm, is a species of marine polyclad flatworm in the family Euryleptidae. It is found in Western Europe, including on the western coasts of the British Isles. Description ''Prostheceraeus vitta ...

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Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii Euryleptidae is a family of marine polyclad flatworms. Genera The following genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acerotisa'' Strand, 1928 *'' Anciliplana'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' Ascidiophilla'' Newman, 2002 *'' C ...

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Prostheceraeus moseleyi Euryleptidae is a family of marine polyclad flatworms. Genera The following genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acerotisa'' Strand, 1928 *'' Anciliplana'' Heath & McGregor, 1912 *'' Ascidiophilla'' Newman, 2002 *'' C ...

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Maritigrella fuscopunctata Maritigrella fuscopunctata is a species of marine polyclad flatworm in the family Euryleptidae Euryleptidae is a family of marine polyclad flatworms. Genera The following genera are listed by the World Register of Marine Species: *'' Acerot ...

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