SUPERFAMILY LAOPHONTOIDEA T. Scott, 1905
LAOPHONTIDAE T. Scott, 1905
The large family Laophontidae T. Scott, 1905 presently includes 74 genera (Bodin, 1997; Lee & Huys, 1999; Gheerardyn, Fiers, Vincx & De Troch, 2006; Gheerardin, Fiers, Vincx & De Troc. 2006; Huys, 2009; Ok et al., 2024), with more than 320 species inhabiting the intertidal zone or shallow subtidal waters, fresh waters and deep-sea hydrothermal vents; some species are associated with invertebrate hosts (holothurians, decapods) "This speciose family comprises a large number of body forms, including fusiform prehensile [e.g. Esola Edwards, 1891; now Troglophonte according to Huys & Lee (2000)], cylindrical (e.g. Wellsiphontina Fiers, 1991), vermiform (e.g. Afrolaophonte Chappuis, 1960) and compressed (e.g. Robustunguis Fiers, 1992). This variety in body shapes reflects differences in ecology and (micro) habitat preference within the Laophontidae (e.g. epibenthic, interstitial) (Hicks & Coull, 1983)" (from: Gheerardyn, Fiers, Vincx & De Troch, 2006). Huys & Lee (2000) subdivided the family in two subfamilies, viz. Esolinae and Laophontinae, containing 95% of the species. Recently, some genera and species of the Laophontidae family have been phylogenetically revised or reclassified and new genera and new species continue to be discovered.
 ARCHILAOPHONTE Willen, 1995 PARECHINOLAOPHONTE Song et al. 2023 PSEUDECHINOLAOPHONTE Song et al., 2923 MOUREPHONTE Jakobi, 1953 ESOLA Edwards, 1891 APPLANOLA Huys & Lee, 2000 CORBULASETA Huys & Lee, 2000 TROGLOPHONTE Huys & Lee, 2000
BATHYESOLA Huys & Lee, 2000 ARCHESOLA Huys & Lee, 2000
AEQUINOCTIELLA Cottarelli et al., 2008 AFROLAOPHONTE Chappuis, 1960 AMEROLAOPHONTINA Fiers, 1991 APISTOPHONTE Gheerardyn & Fiers, 2006 APOLAOPHONTE Wells & Rao. 1987. Lipomelum Fiers, 1986 (junior synonym) APSTENIA Schmeil, 1894; Mesochra Boeck, 1865 (synonym) APOLETHON Wells, 1967 ARCHESOLA Huys & Lee, 2000 ARENOLAOPHONTE Lang, 1965 ASELLOPSIS Brady & Robertson, 1873 BATHYLAOPHONTE Lee & Huys, 1999 CARCINOCARIS Cottarelli, Bruno & Bereira, 2006 CARRAROENIA Mc Cormack, 2006 CHILAOPHONTE Mielke, 1985 (nomen nudum) CORNYLAOPHONTE Willen, 1996 COULLIA Hamond, 1973 ECHINOLAOPHONTE Nicholls, 1941 ELAPHOLAOPHONTE Schizas & Shirley, 1994 FIERSIPHONTINA Bruno & Cottarelli, 2011  FOLIOQUINPES Fiers & Rutledge, 1990 GALAPALAOPHONTE Mielke, 1981 GORGONOPHILUS Buhi-Mortensen & Mortensen, 2004 HARRIETELLA T. Scott, 1906 HEMILAOPHONTE Jakubisiak, 1932 HETEROLAOPHONTE Lang, 1944 HETERONYCHOCAMPTUS Lee & Huys, 1999 HOPLOLAOPHONTE Hamond, 1973 INDOLAOPHONTE Cottarelli, Saporito & Puccetti, 1986 JEJULAOPHONTE Back & Lee, 2014 KLIEONYCHOCAMPTUS Noodt, 1958 KLIEONYCHOCAMPTOIDES Noodt, 1958 LANGIA Wells & Rao, 1987 = RAOWELLSIA Özdikmen, 2008 LAOPHONTE Philippi, 1840 LAOPHONTINA Norman & T. Scott, 1905 LIPOMELUM Fiers, 1986 LOBITELLA Lang, 1948 LOUREIROPHONTE Jakobi, 1953 MAIQUILAOPHONTE Mielke, 1985 MEXICOLAOPHONTE Cottarelli, 1977 MICTYRICOLA Nicholls, 1957 MICROCHELONIA Brady, 1918 MICROLAOPHONTE Vervoort, 1964 MIELKIELLA George, 1997 MOUREPHONTE Jakobi, 1953 NAMAKOSIRAMIA Ho & Perkins, 1977. Microchelonia Brady, 1918 (synonym according to Huys, 2009) NOVOLAOPHONTE Cottarelli, Saporito & Puccetti, 1983 ONYCHOCAMPTUS Daday, 1903 ONYCHOQUINPES Gomez & Morales-Serna, 2013 PARALAOPHONTE Lang, 1944 PARONYCHOCAMPTUS Lang, 1944 PELTIDIPHONTE Gheerardyn & Fiers, 2006 PHILIPPIPHONTE
Huys & Lee, 2018 PHYCOLAOPHONTE Pallares, 1975. Coullia Hamond, 1973 (junior subjective synonym) PILIFERA Noodt, 1952 PLATYCHELIPUS Sars, 1908 PLATYLAOPHONTE Bodin, 1968 PONTOPHONTE Lee & Huys, 1999 PROPEPHONTE Gheerardyn & Fiers, 2006 PSAMMOLAOPHONTE Wells, 1967 PSAMMOPLATYPUS Lee & Huys, 1999 PSEUDOLAOPHONTE A. Scott, 1896 PSEUDONYCHOCAMPTUS Lang, 1944 QUINQUELAOPHONTE Wells, Hicks & Coull, 1982 RAOWELLSIA Özdikmen, 2008 RAPTOLAOPHONTE Cottarelli & Forniz, 1989 ROBUSTUNGUIS Fiers, 1992 SPINIFERAPHONTE Gherardyn & Fiers, 2007 STYGOLAOPHONTE Lang, 1965 TAPHOLEON Wells, 1967 VOSTOKLAOPHONTE Yeom, Nikitin, Ivanenko & Lee, 2018 XANTHILAOPHONTE Fiers, 1991 WEDDELLAOPHONTE Willen, 1996 WELLSIPHONTINA Fiers, 1991
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