Mesozoa
Sign in to saveThe Mesozoa are minuscule, worm-like parasites of marine invertebrates. Generally, these tiny, elusive creatures consist of a somatoderm (outer layer) of ciliated cells surrounding one or more reproductive cells.
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mesozoans
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- PhylumMesozoa
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- taxon name
- Mesozoa
- taxon common name
- mellomdyr
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- Evolution
- Groupings
- Rhombozoan mesozoans
- Orthonectid mesozoans
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The Mesozoa are minuscule, worm-like parasites of marine invertebrates. Generally, these tiny, elusive creatures consist of a somatoderm (outer layer) of ciliated cells surrounding one or more reproductive cells.
A 2017 study recovered Mesozoa as a monophyletic group that emerged in the Lophotrochozoa as sister of the Rouphozoa.
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