Abstract
Eight species of Acoela, including two new species, are reported from Belize. The species include four from the family Haploposthiidae (Haploposthia vandula, Kuma albiventer, Parahaploposthia longituba sp. nov., Pseudohaplogonaria rodmani sp. nov.), one from Hofsteniidae (Hofstenia miamia), one from Isodiametridae (Avagina cf. marci), one from Proporidae (Proporus carolinensis), and one from Sagittiferidae (Antrosagittifera corallina).References
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