Species List of Chaetognatha

Chaetognatha: A list of valid familes, genera and species.

Compiled by Erik V. Thuesen, this list follows that of Robert Bieri compiled in 1991 (in Bone et al. "The Biology of Chaetognaths", Oxford University Press). I have corrected various errors in Bieri's list, and I have brought the list of chaetognath species up to date as of the year 2005. The type species of the genus is the first in the list and the other species are listed alphabetically. Nomenclature above the level of family is compiled on a separate page. Links to other chaetognath taxonomy lists can be found at the bottom of this page.

Family Spadellidae Tokioka, 1965

Genus Bathyspadella Tokioka, 1939

Bathyspadella edentata Tokioka, 1939

Genus Calispadella Casanova & Moreau, 2005

Calispadella alata Casanova & Moreau, 2005

Genus Hemispadella Casanova, 1996

Hemispadella dauvini Casanova, 1996

Genus Spadella Langerhans, 1880

Spadella cephaloptera (Busch, 1851)

Spadella angulata Tokioka, 1951

Spadella antarctica Casanova, 1991

Spadella birostrata Casanova, 1987

Spadella boucheri Casanova and Perez, 2000

Spadella bradshawi Bieri, 1974

Spadella equidentata Casanova, 1987

Spadella gaetanoi Alvariño, 1978

Spadella japonica Casanova, 1993

Spadella ledoyeri Casanova, 1986

Spadella moretonensis Johnston and Taylor, 1920

Spadella nunezi Casanova and Moreau, 2004

Genus Paraspadella Salvini-Plawen, 1987

Paraspadella schizoptera (Conant, 1895)

Paraspadella anops Bowman and Bieri, 1989

Paraspadella caecafea (Salvini-Plawen, 1987)

Paraspadella gotoi (Casanova, 1990)

Paraspadella johnstoni (Mawson, 1944)

Paraspadella legazpichessi (Alvariño, 1987)

Paraspadella nana (Owre, 1963)

Paraspadella pimukatharos (Alvariño, 1987)

Paraspadella pulchella (Owre, 1963)

Paraspadella sheardi (Mawson, 1944)

Family Eukrohniidae Tokioka, 1965

Genus Eukrohnia Ritter-Záhony, 1909

Eukrohnia hamata (Möbius, 1875)

Eukrohnia bathyantarctica David, 1958

Eukrohnia bathypelagica Alvariño, 1962

Eukrohnia calliops McLelland, 1989

Eukrohnia flaccicoeca Casanova, 1986

Eukrohnia fowleri Ritter-Záhony, 1909

Eukrohnia kitoui Kuroda, 1981

Eukrohnia macroneura Casanova, 1986

Eukrohnia minuta Silas and Srinivasan, 1968

Eukrohnia proboscidea Furnestin and Ducret, 1965

Eukrohnia (?) sinica Zhang and Chen, 1983

Family Heterokrohniidae Casanova, 1985

Genus Heterokrohnia Ritter-Záhony, 1911

Heterokrohnia mirabilis Ritter-Záhony, 1911

Heterokrohnia alvinae Casanova, 1992

Heterokrohnia angeli Casanova, 1994

Heterokrohnia bathybia Marumo and Kitou, 1966

Heterokrohnia biscayensis Casanova, 1994

Heterokrohnia curvichaeta Casanova, 1986

Heterokrohnia davidi Casanova, 1985

Heterokrohnia discoveryi Casanova, 1994

Heterokrohnia fragilis Kapp and Hagen, 1985

Heterokrohnia furnestinae Casanova and Chidgey, 1987

Heterokrohnia heterodonta Casanova, 1986

Heterokrohnia involucrum Dawson, 1968

Heterokrohnia longidentata Kapp and Hagen, 1985

Heterokrohnia mirabiloides Casanova and Chidgey, 1990

Heterokrohnia murina Casanova, 1986

Heterokrohnia wishernae Casanova, 1992

Genus Archeterokrohnia Casanova,1986

Archeterokrohnia rubra Casanova, 1986

Archeterokrohnia longicaudata (Hagen and Kapp, 1986)

Archeterokrohnia palpifera (Casanova, 1986)

Genus Xenokrohnia Casanova, 1993

Xenokrohnia sorbei Casanova, 1993

Family Krohnittellidae Bieri, 1989

Genus Krohnittella Germain and Joubin

Krohnittella boureei Germain and Joubin, 1912

Krohnittella tokiokai Bieri, 1974

Family Krohnittidae Tokioka, 1965

Genus Krohnitta Ritter-Záhony, 1910

Krohnitta subtilis (Grassi, 1881)

Krohnitta pacifica (Aida, 1897)

Family Bathybelidae Bieri, 1989

Genus Bathybelos Owre, 1973

Bathybelos typhlops Owre, 1973

Family Sagittidae Claus and Groben, 1905

Genus Sagitta Quoy and Gaimard, 1827

Sagitta bipunctata Quoy and Gaimard, 1828

Sagitta bombayensis Lele and Gae, 1936

Sagitta helenae Ritter-Záhony, 1911

Genus Aidanosagitta Tokioka and Pathansali, 1963

Aidanosagitta neglecta (Aida, 1897)

Aidanosagitta alvarinoae (Pathansali, 1974)

Aidanosagitta bedfordi (Doncaster, 1903)

Aidanosagitta crassa (Tokioka, 1938)

Aidanosagitta delicata (Tokioka, 1939)

Aidanosagitta demipenna (Tokioka and Pathansali, 1963)

Aidanosagitta erythraea (Casanova, 1985)

Aidanosagitta guileri (Taw, 1974)

Aidanosagitta johorensis (Pathansali and Tokioka, 1963)

Aidanosagitta nairi (Casanova and Nair, 2002)

Aidanosagitta oceania (Grey, 1930)

Aidanosagitta ophicephala (Pathansali, 1974)

Aidanosagitta regularis (Aida, 1897)

Aidanosagitta septata (Doncaster, 1903)

Aidanosagitta tropica (Tokioka, 1942)

Genus Caecosagitta Tokioka, 1965

Caecosagitta macrocephala (Fowler, 1904)

Genus Decipisagitta Bieri, 1991b

Decipisagitta decipiens (Fowler, 1905)

Decipisagitta batava (Biersteker and van der Spoel, 1966) Syn.of D. decipiens?

Decipisagitta neodecipiens (Tokioka, 1959) Syn.of D. decipiens? (see Pierrot-Bults 1979)

Decipisagitta sibogae (Fowler, 1906)

Genus Ferosagitta Kassatkina, 1971

Ferosagitta robusta (Doncaster, 1903) (= non-Alvariño, 1962)

Ferosagitta americana (Tokioka, 1959)

Ferosagitta ferox (Doncaster, 1903) (= non-Alvariño, 1962)

Ferosagitta hispida (Conant, 1895)

Ferosagitta galerita (Dallot, 1971)

Ferosagitta madhupratapi (Casanova and Nair, 1999)

Ferosagitta paulula Kassatkina, 1971 Syn. of Zonosagitta pulchra?

Ferosagitta siamensis (Casanova and Goto, 1997)

Ferosagitta tokiokai (Alvariño, 1967) Syn. of F. robusta? (Pathansali 1974)

Genus Flaccisagitta Tokioka, 1965

Flaccisagitta hexaptera (dÕOrbigny, 1836)

Flaccisagitta adenensis (Casanova, 1985)

Flaccisagitta enflata (Grassi, 1881)

Genus Mesosagitta Tokioka (1965)

Mesosagitta minima (Grassi, 1881)

Genus Parasagitta Tokioka, 1965

Parasagitta elegans (Verrill, 1873)

Parasagitta euneritica (Alvariño, 1962)

Parasagitta friderici (Ritter-Záhony, 1911)

Parasagitta megalophthalma (Dallot and Ducret, 1969)

Parasagitta peruviana (Sund, 1961)

Parasagitta popovicii (Sund, 1961)

Parasagitta setosa (Müller, 1847)

Parasagitta tenuis (Conant, 1896)

Genus Pseudosagitta Germain and Joubin, 1912

Pseudosagitta lyra (Krohn, 1853)

Pseudosagitta gazellae (Ritter-Záhony, 1909)

Pseudosagitta maxima (Conant, 1896)

Genus Serratosagitta Tokioka, 1965

Serratosagitta serratodentata (Krohn, 1853)

Serratosagitta bierii (Alvariño, 1961)

Serratosagitta pacifica (Tokioka, 1940)

Serratosagitta pseudoserratodentata (Tokioka, 1939)

Serratosagitta selkirki (Faggetti, 1958) Syn. of S. tasmanica?

Serratosagitta tasmanica (Thomson, 1947)

Genus Solidosagitta Tokioka, 1965

Solidosagitta planctonis (Steinhaus, 1896)

Solidosagitta marri (David, 1956)

Solidosagitta zetesios (Fowler, 1905) Syn. of S. planctonis? (Pierrot-Bults 1969)

Genus Zonosagitta Tokioka, 1965

Zonosagitta bedoti (Beraneck, 1895)

Zonosagitta bruuni (Alvariño, 1967) Syn. of Z. littoralis? (Tokioka 1959)

Zonosagitta izuensis (Kitou, 1966)

Zonosagitta littoralis (Tokioka and Pathansali, 1965)

Zonosagitta lucida (Casanova, 1985)

Zonosagitta nagae (Alvariño, 1967) Syn. of Z. bedoti? (Tokioka 1974)

Zonosagitta pulchra (Doncaster, 1902)

Family Pterosagittidae Tokioka, 1965

Genus Pterosagitta Costa, 1869

Pterosagitta draco (Krohn, 1853)

Family Pterokrohniidae Bieri, 1991

Genus Pterokrohnia Srinivasan, 1986

Pterokhronia arabica Srinivasan, 1986

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