| Nominal Species (n = 25) | Present allocation (n = 24) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Bate, 1888 | Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis | 19 |
| Hymenodora acanthitelsonis Wasmer, 1972 | Hymenodora acanthitelsonis | 19 |
| Acanthephyra acutifrons Bate, 1888 | Acanthephyra acutifrons | 19 |
| Acanthephyra approxima Bate, 1888 | Acanthephyra carinata | 91118 |
| Acanthephyra armata Milne-Edwards, 1881 | Acanthephyra armata | 19 |
| Acanthephyra brevirostris Smith, 1885 | Acanthephyra brevirostris | 19 |
| Acanthephyra carinata Bate, 1888 | Acanthephyra carinata | 321 |
| Acanthephyra chacei Krygier & Forss, 1981 | Acanthephyra chacei | 19 |
| Hymenodora chacei Wasmer, 2022 | Hymenodora chacei | 3477 |
| Acanthephyra cucullata Faxon, 1893 | Acanthephyra cucullata | 91118 |
| Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason, 1891 | Acanthephyra curtirostris | 19 |
| Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884 | Acanthephyra eximia | 19 |
| Acanthephyra fimbriata Alcock & Anderson, 1894 | Acanthephyra fimbriata | 100230 |
| Hymenodora frontalis Rathbun, 1902 | Hymenodora frontalis | 19 |
| Hymenodora gracilis Smith, 1886 | Hymenodora gracilis | 19 |
| Acanthephyra indica Balss, 1925 | Acanthephyra indica | 100230 |
| Acanthephyra media Bate, 1888 | Acanthephyra media | 81840 |
| Hymenodora mollicutis Bate, 1888 | Hymenodora glacialis | 3477 |
| Acanthephyra purpurea Milne-Edwards, 1881 | Acanthephyra purpurea | 19 |
| Acanthephyra quadrispinosa Kemp, 1939 | Acanthephyra quadrispinosa | 19 |
| Hymenodora rostrata Bate, 1888 | Acanthephyra rostrata | 78666 |
| Acanthephyra sanguinea Wood-Mason, 1892 | Acanthephyra sanguinea | 100230 |
| Acanthephyra sica Spence Bate, 1888 | Acanthephyra sica | 3477 |
| Acanthephyra smithi Kemp, 1939 | Acanthephyra smithi | 3477 |
| Acanthephyra trispinosa Kemp, 1903 | Acanthephyra trispinosa | 3477 |