Spengelidae

Family of acorn worms

Spengelidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Hemichordata
Class: Enteropneusta
Order: Enteropneusta
Family: Spengelidae
Synonyms

Spengeliidae

Spengelidae is a family of worms belonging to the class Enteropneusta, order unknown.[1] The larvae of one of its species, Schizocardium californicum, are known for not expressing Hox genes.[2]

Genera:[1]

  • Glandiceps Spengel, 1891
  • Mazoglossus Bardack, 1997
  • Schizocardium Spengel, 1893
  • Spengelia Willey, 1898
  • Willeyia Punnett, 1903

References

  1. ^ a b "Spengelidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ Hejnol A, Vellutini BC (January 2017). "Larval Evolution: I'll Tail You Later…". Current Biology. 27 (1): R21–R24. Bibcode:2017CBio...27..R21H. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.057. PMID 28073016.
Taxon identifiers
Spengelidae
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