Pterobranchia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Pterobranchia
- A taxonomic class within the phylum Hemichordata – small worm-shaped animals living in secreted tubes on the ocean floor.
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. PMID 25923521, →DOI