Lithacrosiphon

Lithacrosiphon is a genus of worms belonging to the family Aspidosiphonidae.^[1]

Lithacrosiphon
Lithacrosiphon cristatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Sipuncula
Order:	Aspidosiphonida
Family:	Aspidosiphonidae
Genus:	Lithacrosiphon Shipley, 1902
Species
Lithacrosiphon cristatus Lithacrosiphon maldivensis Lithacrosiphon uniscutatus

The species of this genus are found in all world oceans.^[1]

Species:^[2]

• Lithacrosiphon cristatus (Sluiter, 1902)
  • Subsp. L. c. cristatus (Sluiter, 1902)
  • Subsp. L. c. lakshadweepensis Halder, 1991^[3]
• Lithacrosiphon maldivensis Shipley, 1902
• Lithacrosiphon uniscutatus Fischer, 1902^[4]

History

L. cristatus was redescribed^[when?] and included the formerly distinct species L. altriconus, L. gurjanovae, L. indicus, and L. odhneri.^[2]

L. uniscutatus was redescribed and included L. kukenthali and L. poritidis.^[2]