Eukalyptorhynchia

Eukalyptorhynchia
Gyratrix hermaphroditus, a member of Eukalyptorhynchia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Rhabdocoela
Suborder: Kalyptorhynchia
Infraorder:
Meixner, 1928
Subgroups
  • Aculeorhynchidae
  • Bertiliellidae
  • Crassicolidae
  • Cystiplanidae
  • Cytocystididae
  • Gnathorhynchidae
  • Koinocystididae
  • Nannorhynchididae
  • Placorhynchidae
  • Polycystididae
  • Psammorhynchidae
  • Rhynchokarlingiidae
  • Zonorhynchus

Eukalyptorhynchia is an infraorder of flatworms belonging to the order Rhabdocoela. They are characterized by cone-shaped proboscis called conorhynch. The conorhynch is formed by a muscular bulb in a proboscis sheath lined by epithelium.[1]

Phylogeny

A phylogenetic classification including some families of Eukalyptorhynchia is provided below.[1]

Eukalyptorhynchia

Placorhynchidae

Zonorhynchus

Polycystididae

Psammorhynchidae

Koinocystididae

Cystiplanidae

Gnathorhynchidae

References

  1. ^ a b Smith, Julian P. S.; Litvaitis, Marian K.; Gobert, Stefan; Uyeno, Theodore; Artois, Tom (2015). "Evolution and Functional Morphology of the Proboscis in Kalyptorhynchia (Platyhelminthes)". Integrative and Comparative Biology. 55 (2): 205–216. doi:10.1093/icb/icv056. PMC 4612338. PMID 26002347.


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