Animalia > Orthonectida

Orthonectida

Wikipedia Abstract

Orthonectida (/ˌɔːrθəˈnɛktɪdə, -θoʊ-/) is a small phylum of poorly known parasites of marine invertebrates that are among the simplest of multi-cellular organisms. Members of this phylum are known as orthonectids.
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Family

Pelmatosphaeridae (1)
Rhopaluridae (26)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0