Biology:Enantiidae

From HandWiki

Enantiidae
Enantia spinifera (YPM IZ 073354).jpeg
Enantia spinifera
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Suborder: Acotylea
Family: Enantiidae
Graff, 1889
Genera

Enantiidae is a family of flatworm belonging to the order Polycladida.[1]

Description

Members of Enantiidae have a smooth, ovoid body, with no presence of tentacles. The mouth is located at the anterior end behind the brain. The pharynx is bell-shaped. The male copulatory apparatus is simple, with a forward-directed seminal vesicle behind the pharyngeal sac.[2]

Taxonomy

Enantiidae currently holds two genera:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Enantiidae Graff, 1889". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142059. 
  2. Graff, L. von. (1889). Enantia spinifera, der Repräsentant einer neuen Polycladen-Familie. Naturwiss Vereines f Steiermark, pp 5-16 +1pl.

Wikidata ☰ Q3053693 entry