Orthonectida
Phylum of marine invertebrate parasites / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Orthonectida (/ˌɔːrθəˈnɛktɪdə, -θoʊ-/[3]) is a small phylum of poorly known parasites of marine invertebrates[4] that are among the simplest of multi-cellular organisms. Members of this phylum are known as orthonectids.
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Orthonectida | |
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Two different female Orthonectids | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
Clade: | ParaHoxozoa |
Clade: | Bilateria |
Clade: | Nephrozoa |
(unranked): | Protostomia |
(unranked): | Spiralia |
Clade: | Platytrochozoa |
(unranked): | Mesozoa |
Phylum: | Orthonectida Giard, 1877 [1][2] |
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