Dichaeturidae is a family of
worm
Worms are many different distantly related bilateral animals that typically have a long cylindrical tube-like body, no limbs, and no eyes (though not always).
Worms vary in size from microscopic to over in length for marine polychaete wor ...
s belonging to the order
Chaetonotida
The Chaetonotida is an order of gastrotrichs. They generally have a tenpin or bottle-like shape.
Chaetonotids inhabit both freshwater and marine environments. They can be distinguished from other gastrotrichs by the absence of pores in the phar ...
.
Genera:
* ''
Dichaetura
''Dichaetura'' is a genus of gastrotrichs
The gastrotrichs (phylum Gastrotricha), commonly referred to as hairybellies or hairybacks, are a group of microscopic (0.06-3.0 mm), worm-like, acoelomate animals, and are widely distributed and ...
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Lauterborn, 1913
* ''
Marinellina
''Marinellina'' is a genus of gastrotrichs belonging to the family Turbanellidae
Turbanellidae is a family of worms belonging to the order Macrodasyida.
Genera:
* '' Desmodasys'' Clausen, 1965
* '' Dinodasys'' Remane, 1927
* '' Marinellina'' ...
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Ruttner-Kolisko, 1955
References
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Gastrotricha