From: The diversity, development and evolution of polyclad flatworm larvae
Suborder, family | Species | Number of larval lobes | Larval type | Length at hatching, μm | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acotylea: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Stylochidae | Imogine aomori | 4 | Götte’s | 95 to 105 | [6] |
 | Imogine ijimai | 4 | Götte’s |  | [16] |
 | Imogine lateotentare | 4 | Götte’s |  | [17] |
 | Imogine mcgrathi | 4 | Götte’s | 150 | [18] |
 | Imogine mediterraneus | 4 | Götte’s | 90 | |
 | Imogine uniporus | 4 | Götte’s | 85 to 95 | [6] |
 | Stylochus ellipticus | 4 | Götte’s | 90 | |
 | Stylochus flevensis | 4 | Götte’s |  | [22] |
 | Stylochus pilidium | 4 | Götte’s |  | [14] |
 | Stylochus pygmaeus | 4 | Götte’s |  | [23] |
 | Stylochus tauricus | 4 to 5 | Götte’s | 90 to 100 | [24] |
Notoplanidae | Notoplana australis | 4 | Götte’s | 90 | [25] |
Leptoplanidae | Hoploplana inquilina | 6 | Müller’s | 90 | [26] |
Planoceridae | Planocera multitentaculata | 8 | Müller’s | 170 to 185 | [6] |
 | Planocera reticulata | 7 | Müller’s: intracapsular & free-swimming (known as Kato’s larva) | 310 to 330 | |
Cotylea: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Pseudocerotidae | Pseudoceros canadensis | 6 | Müller’s | 150 | |
 |  | 8 |  |  | [30] |
 | Thysanozoon brochii | 8 | Müller’s | 180 | |
 | Yungia aurantiaca | 8 | Müller’s |  | [14] |
 | Pseudoceros maximus |  |  |  | [14] |
 | Pseudoceros vittatus |  |  |  | [14] |
 | Pseudoceros bicolor | 8 | Müller’s | 200 | Pers obs |
 | Phrikoceros mopsus | 8 | Müller’s | 160 | Pers obs |
Euryleptidae | Maritigrella croizeri | 8 | Müller’s | 250 | [32] |
 | Oligocladus auritus |  |  |  | [33] |
 | Cycloporus papillosus |  |  |  | [14] |
 | Cycloporus variegatus |  | Müller’s | 150 | Pers obs |
 | Eurylepta cornuta |  |  |  | [14] |
 | Eurylepta lobianchii |  |  |  | [14] |
 | Eurylepta leoparda | 8 | Müller’s |  | [34] |
 | Eurylepta lobianchii |  |  |  | [14] |
 | Stylostomum ellipse |  |  |  | [14] |
 | Stylostomum sanjuania | 8 | Müller’s | 120 | [29] |
 | Prosthecereus giesbrechtii | 8 | Müller’s |  | [35] |
Prosthiostomidae | Prosthiostomum siphunculus | 8 | Müller’s | 180 | |
 | Prosthiostomum auratum | 8 |  |  |  |
 | Prosthiostomum montiporae | 8 | Müller’s |  | [36] |
 | Amakusaplana acroporae | 8 | Müller’s: intracapsular | 250 to 300 | [5] |
Unknown | ? | 10 | Â | 300 | This review |
Unknown | ? | 10 | Â | 5000 | [11] |