Sipuncula

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Sipuncula

1. 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

• Sipuncula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sipuncula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sipuncula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sipuncula at the Tree of Life Web Project
• 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. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248