Species of Chaetognatha known (or suspected)
to occur in the eastern North Pacific Ocean off California, Oregon and
Washington
This list is compiled by Erik V.
Thuesen from various sources (especially those of Alvariño,
Bieri and Casanova) and my own personal observations. Some of these
species are linked to their own web pages (WORK
IN PROGRESS). Links
to other chaetognath taxonomy lists are at the bottom of this page.
Family Spadellidae Tokioka, 1965
Genus Spadella Langerhans, 1880
Spadella
bradshawi Bieri, 1974
Genus Paraspadella Salvini-Plawen, 1987
Paraspadella
pimukatharos (Alvariño, 1987)
Family Eukrohniidae Tokioka, 1965
Genus Eukrohnia Ritter-Záhony, 1909
Eukrohnia hamata
(Möbius, 1875)
Eukrohnia
bathyantarctica David, 1958
Eukrohnia
bathypelagica Alvariño, 1962
Eukrohnia
fowleri Ritter-Záhony, 1909
Eukrohnia
macroneura Casanova, 1986
Family Heterokrohniidae Casanova, 1985
Genus Heterokrohnia Ritter-Záhony, 1911
Heterokrohnia
mirabilis Ritter-Záhony, 1911
Heterokrohnia
alvinae Casanova, 1992
Heterokrohnia
heterodonta Casanova, 1986
Heterokrohnia
murina Casanova, 1986
Heterokrohnia
wishernae Casanova, 1992
Genus Archeterokrohnia Casanova, 1986
Archeterokrohnia
rubra Casanova, 1986
Family Krohnittellidae Bieri, 1989
Genus Krohnittella Germain and Joubin
Krohnittella
tokiokai Bieri, 1974
Family Krohnittidae Tokioka, 1965
Genus Krohnitta Ritter-Záhony, 1910
Krohnitta
subtilis (Grassi, 1881)
Krohnitta
pacifica (Aida, 1897)
Family Sagittidae Claus and Groben, 1905
Genus Sagitta Quoy and Gaimard, 1827
Sagitta
bipunctata Quoy and Gaimard, 1828
Genus Aidanosagitta Tokioka and Pathansali, 1963
Aidanosagitta
neglecta (Aida, 1897)
Aidanosagitta
regularis (Aida, 1897)
Genus Caecosagitta Tokioka, 1965
Caecosagitta
macrocephala (Fowler, 1904)
Genus Decipisagitta Bieri, 1991b
Decipisagitta
decipiens (Fowler, 1905)
Genus Ferosagitta Kassatkina, 1971
Ferosagitta
robusta (Doncaster, 1902) (non-Alvariño, 1962)
Ferosagitta
americana (Tokioka, 1959)
Ferosagitta
ferox (Doncaster, 1902) (non-Alvariño, 1962)
Genus Flaccisagitta Tokioka, 1965
Flaccisagitta
hexaptera (dÕOrbigny, 1836)
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)
Genus Pseudosagitta Germain and Joubin, 1912
Pseudosagitta lyra
(Krohn, 1853)
Pseudosagitta
maxima (Conant, 1896)
Genus Serratosagitta Tokioka, 1965
Serratosagitta
bierii (Alvariño, 1961)
Serratosagitta
pacifica (Tokioka, 1940)
Serratosagitta
pseudoserratodentata (Tokioka, 1939)
Genus Solidosagitta Tokioka, 1965
Solidosagitta
zetesios (Fowler, 1905)
Genus Zonosagitta Tokioka, 1965
Zonosagitta
bedoti (Beraneck, 1895)
Zonosagitta
pulchra (Doncaster, 1902)
Family Pterosagittidae Tokioka, 1965
Genus Pterosagitta Costa, 1869
Pterosagitta
draco (Krohn, 1853)
Links
to other chaetognath taxonomy lists
Go to list of all species of
Chaetognatha
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A Key to the common near-shore
chaetognaths off California, Oregon and Washington
A Key
to deep-sea chaetognaths off California, Oregon and Washington
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