Enantiidae

Enantiidae is a family of flatworm belonging to the order Polycladida.[1]

Enantiidae
Enantia spinifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Polycladida
Suborder: Acotylea
Family: Enantiidae
Graff, 1889
Genera
  • Enantia Graff, 1889
  • Spinantia Faubel, 1983

Description

Members of Enantiidae have a smooth, ovoid body, with no presence of tentacles. The mouth is located at the anterior end behind the brain. The pharynx is bell-shaped. The male copulatory apparatus is simple, with a forward-directed seminal vesicle behind the pharyngeal sac.[2]

Taxonomy

Enantiidae currently holds two genera:[1]

  • Enantia Graff, 1889
  • Spinantia Faubel, 1983

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Enantiidae Graff, 1889". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  2. Graff, L. von. (1889). Enantia spinifera, der Repräsentant einer neuen Polycladen-Familie. Naturwiss Vereines f Steiermark, pp 5-16 +1pl.
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