Definition of Enteropneusta. Meaning of Enteropneusta. Synonyms of Enteropneusta

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Definition of Enteropneusta

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.

Meaning of Enteropneusta from wikipedia

- The acorn worms or Enteropneusta are a hemichordate class of invertebrates consisting of one order of the same name. The closest non-hemichordate relatives...
- appear in the Lower or Middle Cambrian and include two main classes: Enteropneusta (acorn worms), and Pterobranchia. A third class, Planctosphaeroidea...
- - includes tetrapods) Clade Ambulacraria Phylum Hemichordata class Enteropneusta (acorn worms) class Planctosphaeroidea class Pterobranchia Phylum Echinodermata...
- Holothuroidea (sea cu****bers) Entoprocta Gastrotricha Gnathostomulida Enteropneusta (acorn worms) Pterobranchia Allomalorhagida Cyclorhagida Loricifera...
- animals by Alexander Kovalevsky (1865) led to the creation of the class Enteropneusta by Carl Gegenbaur (1870). William Bateson (1885) originally included...
- larvae are tornaria larvae similar to those of the closely related Enteropneusta, which possess a ciliated band to capture food particles. Planctosphaera...
- This list of sequenced animal genomes contains animal species for which complete genome sequences have been ****embled, annotated and published. Substantially...
- Infrakingdom Coelomopora Phylum Hemichordata Subphylum Pterobranchia Subphylum Enteropneusta Phylum Echinodermata Subphylum Homalozoa Subphylum Pelmatozoa Infraphylum...
- the second genus now included in the order, had affinities with the Enteropneusta. Electron microscope studies have suggested that pterobranchs belong...
- Saccoglossus is a genus of acorn worm. It is the largest genus in the Enteropneusta class, with 20 species. This genus is characterized especially by the...