Blog Archive

Monday, September 6, 2021

09-06-2021-1709 - Gnathifera spiralians alians chitin

 Gnathifera (from the Greek gnáthos, “jaw”, and the Latin -fera, “bearing”) is a clade of generally small spiralianscharacterized by complex jaws made of chitin. It comprises the phyla GnathostomulidaRotiferaMicrognathozoa, and Chaetognatha.[1] It may also include the Cycliophora.[2]

Gnathiferans include some of the most abundant phyla. Rotifers are among the most diverse and abundant freshwater animals and chaetognaths are among the most abundant marine plankton.[3][4]

Gnathifera
Rotifer.jpg
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:Animalia
Subkingdom:Eumetazoa
Clade:ParaHoxozoa
Clade:Bilateria
Clade:Nephrozoa
(unranked):Protostomia
(unranked):Spiralia
Clade:Gnathifera
Ahlrichs, 1995
Phyla

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnathifera_(clade)



Above. Waka Flocka -  No Hands (feat. Roscoe Dash & Wale)

No comments:

Post a Comment