title: Hofsteniidae
text: # Hofsteniidae
  
  Hofsteniidae is a family of acoels. This family contains seven species in three genera.
  
  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. They have a simple nervous system and a bowel sac with no way out.
  
  ## Genera
  
  There are three genera in the family Hofsteniidae.
  
  * Hofstenia Bock, 1923
  * Hofsteniola Papi, 1957
  * Marcusiola Steinböck, 1966
  
  ## Species
  
  There are seven species in the family Hofsteniidae.
  
  * Name
  * 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)
  