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Enteropneusta
Enteropneusta En`te*rop*neus"ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an intestine + ? to breathe.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix.

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- PMC 4729200. PMID 26580012. Smith, KL; Holland, ND; Ruhl, HA (July 2005). "Enteropneust production of spiral fecal trails on the deep-sea floor observed with...
- phylum composed of two classes, the enteropneusts and the pterobranchs, both being forms of marine worm. The enteropneusts have two developmental strategies:...
- nerve cord. There are two living groups of hemichordates. The solitary enteropneusts, commonly known as "acorn worms", have long proboscises and worm-like...
- predators and parasites. Planctosphaera pelagica larvae are also larger than enteropneust larvae. It is due to the mucous glands and size difference they are usually...
- Balanoglossus gigas is a species of large free-living enteropneust (acorn worm) found in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest acorn worm currently known...
- location of the structures is not strictly established, also in some enteropneusts, it is likely that asymmetrical states in hemichordates are not under...
- "breakthrough" due to featuring both Pterobranch-like feeding tentacles and an Enteropneust-like proboscis-tipped elongate body, thus uniting the two morphologically...
- ribosomal RNA sequences indicated that pterobranchs are closely related to enteropneust hemichordates. class Pterobranchia Lankester 1877 Subclass Cephalodiscida...
- Wiley. p. 169. Smith Jr., K.L.; Holland, N.D.; Ruhl, H.A. (2005). "Enteropneust production of spiral fecal trails on the deep-sea floor observed with...
- Family of enteropneust in the hemichordate phylum...