Stylochidae

Stylochidae
Stylochus pilidium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Polycladida
Suborder:	Acotylea
Family:	Stylochidae

Stylochidae is a family of polyclad flatworms.^[1] It includes the species Stylochus zebra, which usually lives in shells occupied by the hermit crab Pagurus pollicaris, though it can sometimes be found free living on rocks and pilings.^[2]

The family contains the following 6 genera containing 36 accepted species:^[3]

• Cryptostylochus
  • Cryptostylochus coseirensis
  • Cryptostylochus hullensis
  • Cryptostylochus koreensis
• Distylochus
  • Distylochus isifer
  • Distylochus martae
  • Distylochus pusillus
• Kataria
  • Kataria gloriosa
• Leptostylochus
  • Leptostylochus capensis
  • Leptostylochus elongatus
  • Leptostylochus gracilis
  • Leptostylochus novacambrensis
  • Leptostylochus pacificus
  • Leptostylochus palombii
  • Leptostylochus polysorus
• Stylochopsis
  • Stylochopsis ellipticus
  • Stylochopsis ponticus
• Stylochus
  • Stylochus alexandrinus
  • Stylochus argus
  • Stylochus bermudensis
  • Stylochus cinereus
  • Stylochus conglomeratus
  • Stylochus crassus
  • Stylochus ellipticus
  • Stylochus flevensis
  • Stylochus frontalis
  • Stylochus limosus
  • Stylochus luteus
  • Stylochus mediterraneus
  • Stylochus neapolitanus
  • Stylochus pillidum
  • Stylochus plessissii
  • Stylochus pygmaeus
  • Stylochus teuricus
  • Stylochus vesiculatus
  • Stylochus zanzibaricus
  • Stylochus zebra