Family Haplopharyngidae Karling, 1965

Description

Pharynx simplex. Brain encapsulated, two ventro-lateral nerve cords. Ovary single, no accessory organs, female pore posterior to male; male with circle of hard straight stylets, some associated with a glandular accessory organ. Free-living, marine.

Type and only genus

Haplopharynx Meixner, 1938

Remarks

This small group of worms, long united with the Macrostomida, was discussed by Karling (1965) and later raised to ordinal rank.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Turbellaria
Order Haplopharyngida
Family Haplopharyngidae

Sorry, there are no scientific synonyms and common names available for this taxon

Karling, T.G., 1965. Haplopharynx rostratus Meixner (Turbellaria) mit den Nemertinen verglichen. Zeitschrift für zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung 3:1-18.

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