Priapulus caudatus

Priapulus caudatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Priapulida
Class: Priapulimorpha
Order: Priapulimorphida
Family: Priapulidae
Genus: Priapulus
Species:
P. caudatus
Binomial name
Priapulus caudatus
Synonyms
  • Priapulus brevicaudatus Ehlers, 1861
  • Priapulus glandifer Ehlers, 1861
  • Priapulus hibernicus McCoy, 1845
  • Priapulus intermedius Lenz, 1878
  • Priapulus multidentatus Möbius, 1873
  • Priapulus profundus Sanders & Hessler, 1962

Priapulus caudatus known as the cactus worm, is a marine invertebrate belonging to the phylum Priapulida.[2][3][4] It is a cylindrical, unsegmented worm which burrows in soft sediment on the seabed. It has a circumpolar distribution.

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  2. ^ Martín-Durán, José M. & Hejnol, Andreas (2015). "The study of Priapulus caudatus reveals conserved molecular patterning underlying different gut morphogenesis in the Ecdysozoa". BMC Biology. 13: 29. doi:10.1186/s12915-015-0139-z. PMC 4434581. PMID 25895830.
  3. ^ Burgess, Dany. "The cactus worm is on point and looking sharp". Department of Ecology State of Washington.
  4. ^ "Priapulus caudatus Lamarck, 1816 Cactus worm". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 15 June 2022.