Filisoma
Sign in to saveFilisoma is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassPalaeacanthocephala
- OrderEchinorhynchida
- FamilyCavisomidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cavisomidae
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- taxon name
- Filisoma
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon author citation
- Van Cleave, 1928
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Filisoma is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms).
==Taxonomy== The genus was described by Van Cleave in 1928. The National Center for Biotechnology Information indicates phylogenetic analysis has been published on any Filisoma species.
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