Halicryptus
Halicryptus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Priapulida |
Class: | Halicryptomorpha |
Order: | Halicryptomorphida |
Family: | Halicryptidae |
Genus: | Halicryptus von Siebold, 1849 |
Halicryptus is the sole genus of its class of priapulid worms, and grows to great size.[1] It has an important effect on the structure of soft-sediment communities.[2]
This genus contains the following species:
- - type species
See also[]
- Lemburg, C. (1995). "Ultrastructure of the introvert and associated structures of the larvae of Halicryptus spinulosus (Priapulida)". Zoomorphology. 115: 11–29. doi:10.1007/BF00397931.
References[]
- ^ Shirley, T. C.; Storch, V. (1999). "Halicryptus higginsi n.sp. (Priapulida): A Giant New Species from Barrow, Alaska". Invertebrate Biology. 118 (4): 404–413. doi:10.2307/3227009. JSTOR 3227009.
- ^ Aarnio, K.; Bonsdorff, E.; Norkko, A. (1998). "Role of Halicryptus spinulosus (Priapulida) in structuring meiofauna and settling macrofauna". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 163: 145. doi:10.3354/meps163145.
External links[]
"Halicryptus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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Categories:
- Priapulida
- Ecdysozoa genera
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