Hofsteniidae

Hofsteniidae is a family of acoels. This family contains seven species in three genera. ^[1]

Hofsteniidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Xenacoelomorpha
Order:	Acoela
Infraorder:	Prosopharyngida
Family:	Hofsteniidae Bock, 1923

This worm ranges in size from 100 μm for embryos to 500 μm for adults, and exhibits "whole-body regeneration" capability, where entire body parts regenerate when removed from the body.^[2] They have a simple nervous system and a bowel sac with no way out.^[3]

Genera

There are three genera in the family Hofsteniidae.^[1]

• Hofstenia Bock, 1923
• Hofsteniola Papi, 1957
• Marcusiola Steinböck, 1966

Species

There are seven species in the family Hofsteniidae.^[1]

Name[a]	Image	Distribution	Description
Hofstenia arabiensis Beltagi & Mandura, 1991
Hofstenia atroviridis Bock, 1923
Hofstenia beltagii Steinböck, 1966
Hofstenia miamia Correa, 1960 ('three-banded panther worm')
Hofstenia minuta Palombi, 1928
Hofsteniola pardii Papi 1957
Marcusiola tinga (Marcus, 1957)

Notes

1. A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a different genus.