Aphanostoma
| Aphanostoma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha |
| Order: | Acoela |
| Family: | Actinoposthiidae |
| Genus: | Aphanostoma Ørsted, 1845 |
Aphanostoma is a genus of acoel flatworms in the family Isodiametridae. Individuals can grow to 5 mm. They rely on ciliary gliding to move around. They really on ocelli for vision which are small simple eyes, found in many invertebrates, usually consisting of a few sensory cells and a single lens. They move around by ciliary gliding which is a type of locomotion in which an animal moves on a secreted layer of mucus, propelled by the beating of cilia. It is characteristic of small, soft-bodied invertebrates.[1]
The species of this genus are found in Europe.[2]
Species
Species:[2]
- Aphanostoma actuosus (Kozloff, 1965)
- Aphanostoma adherens Meixner, 1938
- Aphanostoma album Dörjes, 1968
- Aphanostoma aurantiacum Verrill, 1893
- Aphanostoma bajaensis (Hooge & Eppinger, 2005)
- Aphanostoma cavernosum Meixner, 1938
- Aphanostoma chromocephalum Steinböck, 1933
- Aphanostoma cuernos (Hooge & Tyler, 2008)
- Aphanostoma divaceum Verrill, 1893
- Aphanostoma divae (Marcus, 1950)
- Aphanostoma earnhardti (Hooge & Smith, 2004)
- Aphanostoma elegans Jensen, 1878
- Aphanostoma erinae (Hooge & Rocha, 2006)
- Aphanostoma finkei (Kånneby & Jondelius, 2013)
- Aphanostoma fuscum Meixner, 1938
- Aphanostoma helgolandica (Dörjes, 1968)
- Aphanostoma karpredi (Hooge & Tyler, 2003)
- Aphanostoma latum Ørsted, 1845
- Aphanostoma nicki (Hooge & Tyler, 2008)
- Aphanostoma olivaceum Verrill, 1893
- Aphanostoma pulchra (Smith & Bush, 1991)
- Aphanostoma rhomboides Jensen, 1878
- Aphanostoma vexillaria (Marcus, 1948)
- Aphanostoma virescens Ørsted, 1845
- Aphanostoma westbladi (Marcus, 1949)
- BOLD:ACB5323 (Aphanostoma sp.)}}
References
- ^ "Aphanostoma - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ a b "Aphanostoma Ørsted, 1845". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.