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Table 1 Polyclad species with indirect development from published literature

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:

     

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

[19, 20]

 

Imogine uniporus

4

Götte’s

85 to 95

[6]

 

Stylochus ellipticus

4

Götte’s

90

[14, 21] this review

 

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

[6, 27]

Cotylea:

     

Pseudocerotidae

Pseudoceros canadensis

6

Müller’s

150

[28, 29]

  

8

  

[30]

 

Thysanozoon brochii

8

Müller’s

180

[20, 31]

 

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

[14, 20]

 

Prosthiostomum auratum

8

   
 

Prosthiostomum montiporae

8

Müller’s

 

[36]

 

Amakusaplana acroporae

8

Müller’s: intracapsular

250 to 300

[5]

Unknown

?

10

 

300

This review

Unknown

?

10

 

5000

[11]

  1. Pers obs, personal observation.