Muselliferidae is a family of
worm
Worms are many different distantly related bilateral animals that typically have a long cylindrical tube-like body, no limbs, and no eyes (though not always).
Worms vary in size from microscopic to over in length for marine polychaete worm ...
s belonging to the order
Chaetonotida
The Chaetonotida is an order of gastrotrichs. They generally have a tenpin or bottle-like shape.
Chaetonotids inhabit both freshwater and marine environments. They can be distinguished from other gastrotrichs by the absence of pores in the phar ...
.
Genera:
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Diuronotus
''Diuronotus'' is a genus of gastrotrichs belonging to the family Muselliferidae.
The species of this genus are found in Scandinavia and Greenland.
Species:
*''Diuronotus aspetos
''Diuronotus aspetos'' is a species of large sized meiofaunal ...
''
Todaro, Balsamo & Kristensen, 2005
* ''
Musellifer''
Hummon, 1969
References
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Gastrotricha