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Umagillidae

Family of flatworms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Umagillidae is a family of flatworms belonging to the order Rhabdocoela.[1]

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Description

Umagillidae is the most species-rich taxon of symbiotic non-neodermatan flatworms. Umagillids are common endosymbionts of echinoderms, with few species also living inside sipunculids. They demonstrate a wide variety of feeding behaviors, ranging from endozoic predation of symbiotic protozoans to full endoparasitic feeding on its host's tissues. Most species, including species of Seritia and Wahlia are intestinal, while species of Anoplodium are confined to the coelomic regions of its host.[2]

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Genera

Genera:[1]

  • Anoplodiera Westblad, 1930
  • Anoplodiopsis Westblad, 1953
  • Anoplodium Schneider, 1858

Sources

 This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY. Text taken from [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059917&type=printable A Comprehensive Molecular Phylogeny of Dalytyphloplanida (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela) Reveals Multiple Escapes from the Marine Environment and Origins of Symbiotic Relationships], Van Steenkiste et al, PLOS One.


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