Eukrohniidae

Taxobox
name = Eukrohniidae
regnum = Animalia
superphylum = Deuterostomia
phylum = Chaetognatha
classis = Sagittoidea
ordo = Phragmophora
familia = Eukrohniidae
familia_authority = Brusca & Brusca, 1990
subdivision_ranks = Genus
subdivision =
* "Bathyspadella "
* "Eukrohnia"
* "Heterokrohnia"
* "Kukrohnia"

Eukrohniidae is a family of arrow worms.

History

The species "Eukrohnia hamata" was identified by Mobius in 1875.The genus was named "Eukrohnia" by Ritter-Zahony 1909 after August David Krohn.The whole family was named "Eukrohniidae" by Brusca & Brusca in 1990.

Genera

* Genus "Bathyspadella "
* Genus "Eukrohnia
* Genus "Heterokrohnia"
* Genus "Kukrohnia"

References

* [http://www.vattenkikaren.gu.se/Fakta/arter/chaetogn/eukrohni/eukre.html Eukrohnia-arrow worm]
* [http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02arctic/logs/mis_sum_pelagic/media/e_hamata.html "Eukrohnia hamata"] at NOAA
* [http://www.taxonomy.nl/Main/Classification/40622.htm Family "Eukrohniidae"] at the Taxonomicon