Diopisthoporus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Xenacoelomorpha
Order: Acoela
Family: Diopisthoporidae
Westblad, 1940
Genus: Diopisthoporus
Westblad, 1940

Diopisthoporus is a genus of acoels. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Diopisthoporidae[1]

Species

There are five species recognised in the genus Diopisthoporus.[1]

Name Image Distribution Description
Diopisthoporus brachypharyngeus Dörjes, 1968
Diopisthoporus gymnopharyngeus Smith & Tyler, 1985
Diopisthoporus lofolitis Hooge & Smith, 2004
Diopisthoporus longitubus Westblad, 1940
Diopisthoporus psammophilus Dörjes, 1968

References

  1. 1 2 Seth Tyler (2010). "Diopisthoporus Westblad, 1940". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 16, 2011.


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