Enteropneusta


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En`te`rop`neus´ta


n. pl.1.(Zool.) A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Invertebrate zoologists consider the phyla Dicyemida, Orthonectida, Placozoa, Cycliophora, Entoprocta (Kamptozoa), Chaetognatha, Pterobranchia, and Enteropneusta along with the order Seisonidae.
Miscellaneous Invertebrates
Nerve cells of Xenoturbella bocki (phylum uncertain) and Harrimania kupfferi (Enteropneusta) are positively im-munoreactive to antibodies raised against echinoderm neuropeptides.
A New Species of Orthonectida That Parasitizes Xenoturbella bocki: Implications for Studies on Xenoturbella
Vargas (1987, 1988) also listed the presence of peanut worms (Sipuncula), Glottidia audebarti (Broderip, 1835) lamp shells (Brachiopoda) and acorn worms (Enteropneusta).
Braquiopodos, sipunculidos, enteropneustos y metales en dos planicies estuarinas de marea, Pacifico, Costa Rica
1 Isopoda Natatolana 26.99 [+ or -] 37.45 0.79 gracilis Ancinus 0.63 [+ or -] 1.88 0.02 brasiliensis Mollusca Bilvavia Tivela 3250.01 [+ or -] 2245.09 95.64 mactroides Donax striatus 10.04 [+ or -] 18.48 0.30 Donax 7.53 [+ or -] 18.74 0.22 denticulatus Hemichordata Enteropneusta 15.69 [+ or -] 17.36 0.46 Total 3398.16 [+ or -] 2254.05 Density Table 5.
Influence of riverine outputs on sandy beaches of Higuerote, central coast of Venezuela/Influencia de aportes fluviales en playas arenosas de Higuerote, costa central de Venezuela
Graptolithina with Sections on Enteropneusta and Pterobranchia.
Thallophytic algal flora from a new Silurian Lagerstatte/ Tallofuutsed vetikad uuest, Siluri-ealisest Lagerstattest
Growth and metamorphosis of planktonic larvae of Ptychodera flava (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta).
Getting a Head with Ptychodera flava Larval Regeneration
Enteropneusta, Mollusca, Cephalochordata, and Vertebrata.
Molecular cloning of the calcyclin-binding protein gene from the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus and its roles in salinity stress adaptation
At the bathyal level, the other dominant organisms are in the following order: amphipods, isopods, and tanaidacian crustaceans; in the abyssal plains, tanaidacians, bivalves, and isopods; in the oceanic trenches, bivalves, solenogastres (Aplacophora), acorn worms (Enteropneusta), bryozoans, tanaidacians, and spoon worms (Echiurida).
3 Life on the ocean bottom
Affinities between the Echinodermata, Enteropneusta, and Chordonia.
Handed behavior in hagfish-an ancient vertebrate lineage and a survey of lateralized behaviors in other invertebrate chordates and elongate vertebrates
Acorn worms (Enteropneusta), a solitary class of hemichordates, are marine vermiform invertebrates that generally live concealed in burrows (Hyman, 1959).
A new copepod with transformed body plan and unique phylogenetic position parasitic in the acorn worm Ptychodera flava
At present, 135 hemichordate species are described: 121 are solitary Enteropneusta, or acorn worms; and 24 are colonial, tube-dwelling Ptero-branchia (Appeltans et al., 2012; Halanych and Cannon, unpubl.
Hemichordate Molecular Phylogeny Reveals a Novel Cold-Water Clade of Harrimaniid Acorn Worms

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