Turbellarians taxon details
Hoftherma Hookabe, Jimi, Furushima & Fujiwara, 2024
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Hookabe, N.; Jimi, N.; Furushima, Y.; Fujiwara, Y. (2024). Discovery of deep-sea acoels from a chemosynthesis-based ecosystem. <em>Biology Letters.</em> 20: 20230573., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2023.0573 [details] Available for editors 
Etymology The generic name ‘Hoftherma’ is derived from elements of the Hofsteniidae family name and the Latin ...
Etymology The generic name ‘Hoftherma’ is derived from elements of the Hofsteniidae family name and the Latin word‘therma’, which means hot spring, from the Greek therme. [details]
Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2024). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Hoftherma Hookabe, Jimi, Furushima & Fujiwara, 2024. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1769890 on 2025-06-04
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Hookabe, N.; Jimi, N.; Furushima, Y.; Fujiwara, Y. (2024). Discovery of deep-sea acoels from a chemosynthesis-based ecosystem. <em>Biology Letters.</em> 20: 20230573., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2023.0573 [details] Available for editors
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Diagnosis Hofsteniidae with pharynx one-half the body length (figure 3c); pharynx musculature well developed (figure 3c);seminal vesicles enclosed in a thick muscular wall (figure 3f1,f2); dorsal body wall with two longitudinal furrows (figures 1b and3a). Testes diffuse (figure 3g). [details]Etymology The generic name ‘Hoftherma’ is derived from elements of the Hofsteniidae family name and the Latin word‘therma’, which means hot spring, from the Greek therme. [details]
