Gnathostomulida Animalia Flora and Fauna Biology
Members of this phylum are marine worms less than 1mm long. They have no body cavity but do have a pair of jaws which gives them their name (gnathos is Greek for jaws) and a blind gut with a mouth but no anus. They are very common in marine sediments where they eat bacteria, fungi and protists, and there are about 80 known species.
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See Also:
- Phylum Gnathostomulida - Images of some members of this taxonomic group.
- The Sand Worms (Phylum Gnathostomula) - Description of the tiny marine worms in this gnathostomulida phylum and animalia the characteristics that distinguish them from gnathostomulida other worms.
- The Taxonomicon: Phylum Gnathostomulida - List of published resources on the taxonomy of animalia this phylum.
- Animalia - Gnathostomulida - Diagram of a representative body plan of a animalia gnathostomulid.
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