Enantiidae

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Enantiidae
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Enantia spinifera
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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]

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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 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Enantiidae Graff, 1889". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  2. ↑ Graff, L. von. (1889). Enantia spinifera, der Repräsentant einer neuen Polycladen-Familie. Naturwiss Vereines f Steiermark, pp 5-16 +1pl.


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