Orthonectida

Orthonectida
Two different female Orthonectids
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Clade: ParaHoxozoa
Clade: Bilateria
Clade: Nephrozoa
(unranked): Protostomia
(unranked): Spiralia
Clade: Platytrochozoa
(unranked): Mesozoa
Phylum: Orthonectida
Giard, 1877 [1][2]
Species

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Orthonectida (/ˌɔːrθəˈnɛktɪdə, -θ-/[3]) is a small phylum of poorly known parasites of marine invertebrates[4] that are among the simplest of multi-cellular organisms. Members of this phylum are known as orthonectids.

  1. ^ H. Furuya & J. van der Land (2010). "Orthonectida". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "Orthonectida Giard, 1877". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  3. ^ "Orthonectida". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
  4. ^ Hanelt, B; Van Schyndel, D; Adema, C. M; Lewis, L. A; Loker, E. S (1996). "The phylogenetic position of Rhopalura ophiocomae (Orthonectida) based on 18S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 13 (9): 1187–91. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025683. PMID 8896370.