Stylochidae

Stylochidae is a family of polyclad flatworms.[1] 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.[2]

Stylochidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Rhabditophora
Order: Polycladida
Suborder: Acotylea
Family: Stylochidae

The family contains the following 6 genera containing 36 accepted species:[3]

  • Cryptostylochus
    • Cryptostylochus coseirensis
    • Cryptostylochus hullensis
    • Cryptostylochus koreensis
  • Distylochus
    • Distylochus isifer
    • Distylochus martae
    • Distylochus pusillus
  • Kataria
  • Leptostylochus
    • Leptostylochus capensis
    • Leptostylochus elongatus
    • Leptostylochus gracilis
    • Leptostylochus novacambrensis
    • Leptostylochus pacificus
    • Leptostylochus palombii
    • Leptostylochus polysorus
  • Stylochopsis
    • Stylochopsis ellipticus
    • Stylochopsis ponticus
  • Stylochus
    • Stylochus alexandrinus
    • Stylochus argus
    • Stylochus bermudensis
    • Stylochus cinereus
    • Stylochus conglomeratus
    • Stylochus crassus
    • Stylochus ellipticus
    • Stylochus flevensis
    • Stylochus frontalis
    • Stylochus limosus
    • Stylochus luteus
    • Stylochus mediterraneus
    • Stylochus neapolitanus
    • Stylochus pillidum
    • Stylochus plessissii
    • Stylochus pygmaeus
    • Stylochus teuricus
    • Stylochus vesiculatus
    • Stylochus zanzibaricus
    • Stylochus zebra

References
  1. http://eol.org/pages/3117/overview
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14355890#page/50/mode/1up
  3. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142071


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