Dinophilidae

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Dinophilidae
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Dinophilus taeniatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Orbiniida
Family: Dinophilidae
Macalister, 1876
Genera

Dinophilidae is a family of orbiniid annelids [1] comprising the two genera Dinophilus and Trilobodrilus , first linked based on their sperm morphology. [2]

References

  1. Weigert, Anne; Bleidorn, Christoph (2016). "Current status of annelid phylogeny". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 16 (2): 345–362. doi:10.1007/s13127-016-0265-7. ISSN   1439-6092.
  2. Eibye-Jacobsen, Danny; Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg (June 1995). "Ultrastructure of spermiogenesis and spermatozoa in Diurodrilus subterraneus (Polychaeta, Diurodrilidae)". Zoomorphology. 115 (2): 117–132. doi:10.1007/BF00403260. S2CID   28332391.