Harrimaniidae

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Harrimaniidae
Meioglossus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Hemichordata
Class:
Enteropneusta
Family:
Harrimaniidae

van der Horst, 1935
Genera
Synonyms

Saxipendiidae

Harrimaniidae is a basal family of acorn worms. A taxonomic revision was undertaken in 2010, and a number of new genera and species found in the Eastern Pacific were described.[1] In this family the development is direct without tornaria larva, and circular muscle fibers in their trunk is missing.[2] There is some indication that Stereobalanus may be a separate basal acorn worm lineage, sister to all remaining acorn worms.[3]

Species

The following genera and species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:[4]

References