Seriata

Seriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Turbellaria
Order:	Seriata Breslau, 1928-33

The Seriata are an order of turbellarian flatworms. ^{[1] [2]}

They are found in both freshwater and marine environments, and also include a number of species found in damp terrestrial conditions. Most are free-living, but the group includes the genus Bdelloura , which lives comensally on the gills of horseshoe crabs. Seriatans are distinguished from other related groups by the presence of a folded pharynx and of a number of diverticula arising from the intestine. The intestine itself may be either simple or branched. ^[3]

References

1. Artois, T. "World Register of Marine Species" . Retrieved November 3, 2010.
2. "Turbellarian Taxonomic Database". Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
3. Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 230. ISBN   978-0-03-056747-6.