Eukalyptorhynchia

Eukalyptorhynchia
Gyratrix hermaphroditus, a member of Eukalyptorhynchia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Rhabdocoela
Suborder:	Kalyptorhynchia
Infraorder:	Eukalyptorhynchia Meixner, 1928
Subgroups
Aculeorhynchidae Bertiliellidae Crassicolidae Cystiplanidae Cytocystididae Gnathorhynchidae Koinocystididae Nannorhynchididae Placorhynchidae Polycystididae Psammorhynchidae Rhynchokarlingiidae Zonorhynchus

Eukalyptorhynchia is an infraorder of flatworms belonging to the order Rhabdocoela. They are characterized by cone-shaped proboscis called conorhynch. The conorhynch is formed by a muscular bulb in a proboscis sheath lined by epithelium. ^[1]

Phylogeny

A phylogenetic classification including some families of Eukalyptorhynchia is provided below. ^[2]

Eukalyptorhynchia	Placorhynchidae Zonorhynchus Polycystididae Psammorhynchidae Koinocystididae Cystiplanidae Gnathorhynchidae

References

1. Smith, Julian P. S.; Litvaitis, Marian K.; Gobert, Stefan; Uyeno, Theodore; Artois, Tom (2015). "Evolution and Functional Morphology of the Proboscis in Kalyptorhynchia (Platyhelminthes)". Integrative and Comparative Biology. 55 (2): 205–216. doi:10.1093/icb/icv056. PMC   4612338 . PMID   26002347.
2. Smith, Julian P. S.; Litvaitis, Marian K.; Gobert, Stefan; Uyeno, Theodore; Artois, Tom (2015). "Evolution and Functional Morphology of the Proboscis in Kalyptorhynchia (Platyhelminthes)". Integrative and Comparative Biology. 55 (2): 205–216. doi:10.1093/icb/icv056. PMC   4612338 . PMID   26002347.