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Convoluella
''Convoluella'' is a genus of acoel Acoela, or the acoels, is an order of small and simple invertebrates in the subphylum Acoelomorpha of phylum Xenacoelomorpha, a deep branching bilaterian group of animals, which resemble flatworms. Historically they were treated as an order of ...s belonging to the family Antroposthiidae. Species: * ''Convoluella brunea'' Faubel, 1974 References Acoela {{xenacoelomorpha-stub ...
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Antroposthiidae
Antroposthiidae is a family of acoels, containing three genera and four species: Taxonomy Genera There are three genera in the family Antroposthiidae. *'' Antroposthia'' Faubel, 1974 *''Convoluella ''Convoluella'' is a genus of acoel Acoela, or the acoels, is an order of small and simple invertebrates in the subphylum Acoelomorpha of phylum Xenacoelomorpha, a deep branching bilaterian group of animals, which resemble flatworms. Histori ...'' Faubel, 1974 *'' Unantra'' Faubel, 1976 Species There are four species in the family Actinoposthiidae. References Acoela Animal families {{acoelomorph-stub ...
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Acoel
Acoela, or the acoels, is an order of small and simple invertebrates in the subphylum Acoelomorpha of phylum Xenacoelomorpha, a deep branching bilaterian group of animals, which resemble flatworms. Historically they were treated as an order of turbellarian flatworms. About 400 species are known, but probably many more not yet described. The etymology of "acoel" is from the Ancient Greek words (), the ''alpha privative'', expressing negation or absence, and (), meaning "cavity". This refers to the fact that acoels have a structure lacking a fluid-filled body cavity. Description Acoels are very small flattened worms, usually under in length, but some larger species, such as ''Symsagittifera roscoffensis'', may reach up to . They are bilaterally symmetric and microscopic. They are found worldwide in marine and brackish waters, usually having a benthos, benthic lifestyle, although some species are epibionts. Two species, ''Limnoposthia polonica'' and ''Oligochoerus limnophilu ...
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