Ptychoderidae

Ptychoderidae is a family of acorn worms.

Genera and species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following:

Balanoglossus

Contains the following species:

• Balanoglossus apertus <small>(Spengel, 1893)</small>
• Balanoglossus aurantiacus <small>(Girard, 1853)</small>
• Balanoglossus australiensis <small>(Hill, 1894)</small>
• Balanoglossus borealis <small>(Willey, 1899)</small>
• Balanoglossus capensis <small>(Gilchrist, 1908)</small>
• Balanoglossus carnosus <small>Müller in Spengel, 1893</small>
• Balanoglossus clavigerus <small>delle Chiaje, 1829</small>
• Balanoglossus gigas <small>Müller in Spengel, 1893</small>
• Balanoglossus hydrocephalus <small>van der Horst</small>
• Balanoglossus misakiensis <small>Kuwano, 1902</small>
• Balanoglossus natalensis <small>(Gilchrist, 1908)</small>
• Balanoglossus occidentalis <small>Ritter, 1902</small>
• Balanoglossus proterogonius <small>Belichov, 1928</small>
• Balanoglossus robinii <small>author unknown</small>
• Balanoglossus salmoneus <small>Belichov, 1928</small>
• Balanoglossus stephensoni <small>van der Horst, 1937</small>
• Balanoglossus studiosorum <small>van der Horst</small>

Glossobalanus

Contains the following species:

• Glossobalanus alatus <small>van der Horst</small>
• Glossobalanus barnharti <small>Cameron & Ostiguy, 2013</small>
• Glossobalanus berkeleyi <small>(Willey, 1931)</small>
• Glossobalanus crozieri <small>van der Horst, 1924</small>
• Glossobalanus elongatus <small>Spengel, 1904</small>
• Glossobalanus hartmanae <small>Cameron & Ostiguy, 2013</small>
• Glossobalanus hedleyi <small>(Hill, 1897)</small>
• Glossobalanus indicus <small>Rao, 1955</small>
• Glossobalanus marginatus <small>Meek, 1922</small>
• Glossobalanus minutus <small>Kowalevsky, 1866</small>
• Glossobalanus mortenseni <small>van der Horst, 1932</small>
• Glossobalanus parvulus <small>(Punnett, 1906)</small>
• Glossobalanus ruficollis <small>(Willey, 1899)</small>
• Glossobalanus sarniensis <small>(Koehler, 1886)</small>
• Glossobalanus williami <small>Cameron & Ostiguy, 2013</small>

Ptychodera

Contains the following species:

• Ptychodera bahamensis <small>Spengel, 1893</small>
• Ptychodera ceylonica <small>author unknown</small>
• Ptychodera erythrea <small>Spengel</small>
• Ptychodera flava <small>Eschscholtz, 1825</small>
• Ptychodera pelsarti <small>Dakin, 1916</small>

References