Gracilisentis
Sign in to saveGracilisentis is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms).
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAcanthocephala
- ClassEoacanthocephala
- OrderNeoechinorhynchida
- FamilyNeoechinorhynchidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Gracilisentis is a genus in Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms, also known as spiny-headed worms).
==Taxonomy== The genus was described by Van Cleave, 1919. The National Center for Biotechnology Information does not indicate that any phylogenetic analysis has been published on Gracilisentis that would confirm its position as a unique order in the family Neoechinorhynchidae.
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