Brentisentis
Sign in to saveBrentisentis is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms).
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassPalaeacanthocephala
- OrderEchinorhynchida
- FamilyIlliosentidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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- Illiosentidae
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- Brentisentis
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Brentisentis is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms).
==Taxonomy== The genus was described by Leotta, Schmidt & Kuntz in 1982. Phylogenetic analysis has been published on any Brentisentis yangtzensis.
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