Biology:Chaetonotidae

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Short description: Order of gastrotrichs

Chaetonotidae
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Lepidodermella squamata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Gastrotricha
Order: Chaetonotida
Suborder: Paucitubulatina
Family: Chaetonotidae
Gosse, 1864[1]
Subfamilies

Chaetonotinae
Undulinae

Chaetonotidae is a family of gastrotrichs in the order Chaetonotida. It is the largest family of gastrotrichs with almost 400 species, some of which are marine and some freshwater. Current classification is largely based on shape and external structures but these are highly variable. Molecular studies show a high level of support for a clade containing Dasydytidae nested within Chaetonotidae.[2]

Genera

The following genera are included in the family Chaetonotidae according to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

  • Subfamily Chaetonotinae Kisielewski, 1991
  • Genus Arenotus Kisielewski, 1987
  • Arenotus strixinoi Kisielewski, 1987
  • Subfamily Undulinae Kisielewski, 1991
  • Genus Undula Kisielewski, 1991

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Todaro, A.; d'Hondt, J. (2013). "Chaetonotidae Gosse, 1864 sensu Leasi & Todaro, 2008". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114416. 
  2. Kånneby, T.; Todaro, M. A.; Jondelius, U. (2012). "Phylogeny of Chaetonotidae and other Paucitubulatina (Gastrotricha: Chaetonotida) and the colonization of aquatic ecosystems". Zoologica Scripta 42 (1): 88–105. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00558.x. 

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