Sipuncula

Translingual

Etymology

An alteration in form from the original genus name, Sipunculus.

Proper noun

Sipuncula

The peanut worms
1. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Protostomia.
2. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Spiralia.

Usage notes

Many recent analyses have found Sipuncula to nest within the Annelida, making this an unranked clade within that phylum.

Hypernyms

(phylum in Spiralia): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum

Hyponyms

(phylum): Phascolosomatidea, Sipunculidea - classes

References

Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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