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 2009. There
are 127 species on this list. 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 & Perez, 2000
Spadella bradshawi Bieri, 1974
Spadella equidentata Casanova, 1987
Spadella gaetanoi Alvariño, 1978
Spadella interstitialis Kapp & Giere, 2005
Spadella japonica Casanova, 1993
Spadella lainezi Casanova, Hernández & Jiménez,
2006
Spadella ledoyeri Casanova, 1986
Spadella moretonensis Johnston & Taylor, 1920
Spadella nunezi Casanova & Moreau, 2004
Spadella xcalakensis Tovar &
Suárez-Morales, 2007
Genus Paraspadella Salvini-Plawen, 1986 (sensu Bowman
& Bieri, 1989)
Paraspadella schizoptera (Conant, 1895)
Paraspadella anops Bowman & Bieri, 1989
Paraspadella caecafea (Salvini-Plawen, 1986)
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 & Srinivasan, 1968
Eukrohnia proboscidea Furnestin & Ducret, 1965
Eukrohnia (?) sinica Zhang & 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 & 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 & Chidgey, 1987
Heterokrohnia heterodonta Casanova, 1986
Heterokrohnia involucrum Dawson, 1968
Heterokrohnia longidentata Kapp & Hagen, 1985
Heterokrohnia mirabiloides Casanova & Chidgey, 1990
Heterokrohnia murina Casanova, 1986
Heterokrohnia wishernae Casanova, 1992
Genus Archeterokrohnia Casanova,1986
Archeterokrohnia rubra Casanova, 1986
Archeterokrohnia longicaudata (Hagen & Kapp, 1986)
Archeterokrohnia palpifera (Casanova, 1986)
Genus Xenokrohnia Casanova, 1993
Xenokrohnia sorbei Casanova, 1993
Family Krohnittellidae Bieri, 1989
Genus Krohnittella Germain & Joubin
Krohnittella boureei Germain & Joubin, 1912
Krohnittella tokiokai Bieri, 1974
Family Krohnittidae Tokioka, 1965
Genus Krohnitta Ritter-Záhony, 1910
Krohnitta subtilis (Grassi, 1881)
Krohnitta balagopali Nair, Panampunnayil,
Pillai & Gireesh, 2008
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 & Gaimard, 1827
Sagitta bipunctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1828
Sagitta bombayensis Lele & Gae, 1936
Sagitta helenae Ritter-Záhony, 1911
Genus Aidanosagitta Tokioka & 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 & Pathansali, 1963)
Aidanosagitta erythraea (Casanova, 1985)
Aidanosagitta guileri (Taw, 1974)
Aidanosagitta johorensis (Pathansali & Tokioka, 1963)
Aidanosagitta meenakshiae (Nair, Panampunnayil, Pillai
& Gireesh, 2008)
Aidanosagitta nairi (Casanova & 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, 1991
Decipisagitta decipiens (Fowler, 1905)
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 galerita (Dallot, 1971)
Ferosagitta hispida (Conant, 1895)
Ferosagitta madhupratapi (Casanova & Nair, 1999)
Ferosagitta siamensis (Casanova & Goto, 1997)
Genus Flaccisagitta Tokioka, 1965
Flaccisagitta hexaptera (d'Orbigny, 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 chilensis (Villenas & Palma, 2006)
Parasagitta euneritica (Alvariño, 1962)
Parasagitta friderici (Ritter-Záhony, 1911)
Parasagitta megalophthalma (Dallot & Ducret, 1969)
Parasagitta peruviana (Sund, 1961)
Parasagitta popovicii (Sund, 1961)
Parasagitta setosa (Müller, 1847)
Parasagitta tenuis (Conant, 1896)
Genus Pseudosagitta Germain & 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 tasmanica (Thomson, 1947)
Genus Solidosagitta Tokioka, 1965
Solidosagitta planctonis (Steinhaus, 1896)
Solidosagitta abyssicola (Chidgey,
1989)
Solidosagitta marri (David, 1956)
Solidosagitta zetesios (Fowler, 1905)
Genus Zonosagitta Tokioka, 1965
Zonosagitta bedoti (Beraneck, 1895)
Zonosagitta izuensis (Kitou, 1966)
Zonosagitta littoralis (Tokioka & Pathansali, 1965)
Zonosagitta lucida (Casanova, 1985)
Zonosagitta nagae (Alvariño, 1967)
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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