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Chaetognatha /kiːˈtɒɡnəθə/ or
chaetognaths /ˈkiːtɒɡnæθs/ (meaning bristle-jaws) are a
phylum of
predatory marine worms that are a
major component of...
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found in
living chaetognaths as well as
lacking the
spines present around the
mouth of crown-group
chaetognaths. They
share with
chaetognaths the fins running...
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Unlike other chaetognaths,
Spadella lacks true jaws,
instead using cilia and
mucus to
capture small prey.
Spadella differs from
other chaetognaths in several...
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commonly called "worms"
include annelids, nematodes, flatworms, nemerteans,
chaetognaths, priapulids, and
insect larvae such as
grubs and maggots. The term "helminth"...
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length of ~206 mm in
addition to 92-mm-long antennae).
Compared to
extant chaetognaths,
which are
planktonic and
rarely grow
beyond 10 cm,
Timorebestia was...
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mitochondrial genome of
Paraspadella gotoi is
highly reduced and
reveals that
chaetognaths are a
sister group to protostomes".
Proceedings of the
National Academy...
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largest known chaetognaths alongside Pseudosagitta gazellae. (While
claims of 15
centimetres (5.9 in) long
chaetognaths have been recorded, these...
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study supported a stem-
chaetognath interpretation,
suggesting that gnathiferan-like jaws were lost in the
ancestor of
chaetognaths. A 2024
study again supported...
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transitional between modern chaetognaths and Dakorhachis,
however a 2022
study found Dakorhachis to not be a
chaetognath at all. The
genus name Ankalodous...
- radiolarians, ctenop****s, cnidarians, squid,
brittle stars, copepods,
chaetognaths, fish, and shrimp. It is the
prosthetic group in the
protein aequorin...
