| Dracoderidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Kinorhyncha |
| Class: | Allomalorhagida |
| Family: | Dracoderidae Higgins & Shirayama, 1990 |
Dracoderidae is a family of worms belonging to the class Cyclorhagida. [1]
Genera: [1]
Kinorhyncha is a phylum of small marine invertebrates that are widespread in mud or sand at all depths as part of the meiobenthos. They are also called mud dragons. Modern species are 1 mm (0.039 in) or less, but Cambrian forms could reach 4 cm (1.6 in).
Robert Price Higgins was an American systematic invertebrate zoologist and ecologist, specializing in the unusual taxa of kinorhynchs and tardigrades.
Allomalorhagida is a class of worms belonging to the phylum Kinorhyncha. The class historically had no orders, and was only divided into families. Recently, Pycnophidae has been found to be sister to the order Anomoirhaga, comprising the other four families.
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