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Hemichordata taxon details

Enteropneusta 
AphiaID: 1820

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Hemichordata
Authority Gegenbaur, 1870
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Class
Parent Hemichordata
Sources  basis of record: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS[details]

taxonomy source: Holland ND, Jones WJ, Ellena J, Ruhl HA, Smith Jr. K (2009) A new deep-sea species of epibenthic acorn worm (Hemichordata, Enteropneusta). Zoosystema 31: 333-346., available online at http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5252/z2009n2a6?journalCode=zoos [details]

taxonomy source: Cameron C (2005) A phylogeny of the hemichordates based on morphological characters. Canadian Journal of Zoology: 196-215. [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch eikelwormen  [details]
English acorn worms  [details]
Swedish ollonmaskar  [details]
Direct child
taxa
 
Order [unassigned] Enteropneusta (temporary name)
Environment marine
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Notes  Classification: Class Enteropneusta is not monophyletic, but the families within it are. [details]

Etymology: Enteropneusta ("gut breathers") comes from the Greek entero ("intestine") and pneu- (prefix for "to breathe"). [details]

Habitat: Enteropneusts have been found living in a wide variety of depths and habitats. The majority of species have been discovered in intertidal regions and coastal areas accessible to humans. [details]
Image 
Enteropneusta
Enteropneusta
added on 2011-03-03 - author: UQAR/ISMER, CHONe, Laure de Montety ()
qualitystatus: checked by Konikoff, Charlotte on 2012-09-05 19:52:33
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1820
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Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2006-04-13 11:07:58Z  changed  van der Land, Jacob
2011-08-31 21:00:22Z  changed  Konikoff, Charlotte
  
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  Citation: Konikoff, C.; van der Land, J. (2013). Enteropneusta. Accessed through: Shenkar, N; Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2013) Hemichordata World Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/hemichordata/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1820 on 2013-05-18
  

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