Aspidosiphonidae

Aspidosiphonidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Sipuncula
Class:	Phascolosomatidea
Order:	Aspidosiphoniformes
Family:	Aspidosiphonidae
Genera
Aspidosiphon Cloeosiphon Lithacrosiphon

Aspidosiphonidae is a family of peanut worms. It is the only family in the Aspidosiphoniformes, which is in the class Phascolosomatidea.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Diagnosis

The Aspidosiphonidae family is characterized by a oral disk with short tentacles arranged a crecent enclosing nucal organ. Presen a coelomisd canal of sacs not present in body wall Tjh longitudinal muscles layer either continuous or in band. Present anterior and terminal trunk chitinized fo form anal shield, the posterior end usualy likese modified to form caudal shield. Have two nephridia.^[1][2][4][5]

Species

Aspidosiphon

• Aspidosiphon albus Murina, 1967^[6][4][5]
• Aspidosiphon coyi de Quatrefages, 1865^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon elegans (Chamisso and Eysenhardt, 1821)^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon exiguus Edmonds 1974^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon fischeri Broeke, A. ten, 1925^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon gosnoldi Cutler, E., 1981^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon gracilis (Baird, 1868)^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon laevis de Quatrefages, 1865^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon mexicanus Murina, 1967^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon misakiensis Ikeda 1904^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon muelleri Diesing 1851^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon parvulus Gerould, 1913^[6][4][5]
• Aspidosiphon planoscutatus Murina, 1968^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon spiralis Sluiter, 1902^[6][4][5]
• Aspidosiphon steenstrupii Diesing, 1859^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon tenuis Sluiter, 1886^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon thomassini Cutler and Cutler, 1979^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon venabulum Selenka & Bulow, 1883^[4][5]
• Aspidosiphon zinni Cutler, 1969^[6][4][5]

Cloeosiphon

• Cloeosiphon aspergillus (de Quatrefages, 1865)^[4][5]

Lithacrosiphon

• Lithacrosiphon cristatus (Sluiter, 1902)^[4][5]
• Lithacrosiphon maldivensis Shipley 1902^[4][5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gibbs, P.E. (1977): British sipunculans. Academic Press. London. 35p. ISBN 0-12-282050-9
2. ^ ^{a b} Ditadi, A.S.F. & Migotto, A.E. (1982): O Filo Sipuncula. Concelho Nacional de Desemvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico CNPq Brasilia. 43p.
3. ^ Cutler, Edward B. & Gibbs, Peter E. (1985): A Phylogenetic analysis of higher taxa in the Phylum Sipuncula. Systematic Zoology 34(2):162-173.
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x} Cutler, Edward B. & Cutler, Norma J (1989): A revision of the genus Aspidosiphon (Sipuncula: Aspidosiphonidaea). Proceedings of Biological Society of Washington 102(4):826-865 [http://biostor.org/reference/65734.text Bistor
5. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x} Cutler, Edward B. (1994): The Sipuncula: their systematic, biology and evolution. 406p ISBN 0-8014-2843-2 Google Book
6. ^ ^{a b c d} Cutler, Edward B. (1973): Sipuncula of the Western North Atlantic. Bulletin of American Museun of Natural History 152(3)103-201. New York.

External links

Wikispecies has information related to: Aspidosiphonidae

• Integrated Taxonomic Infomation System (ITIS): Aspidosiphonidae Baird, 1868 Taxonomic Serial No.: 154805
• World Register of Marine Species: Aspidosiphonidae. AphiaID: 1644
• Sipuncula LifeDesk: Aspidosiphonidae

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