family

Stylochidae

Stylochidae

Field notes

Stylochidae is a family of polyclad flatworms. 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.

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

Cryptostylochus

Cryptostylochus coseirensis

Cryptostylochus hullensis

Cryptostylochus koreensis

Distylochus

Distylochus isifer

Distylochus martae

Distylochus pusillus

Kataria

Kataria gloriosa

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

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided