Dinophilidae

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Dinophilidae
Dinophilus taeniatus 1.jpg
Dinophilus taeniatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Haplodrili
Family: Dinophilidae
Macalister, 1876
Genera

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

References

  1. 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.