Golfingiida, also known as the Golfingiiformes, is an order of
peanut worms
The Sipuncula or Sipunculida (common names sipunculid worms or peanut worms) is a class containing about 162 species of unsegmented marine annelid worms. The name ''Sipuncula'' is from the genus name ''Sipunculus'', and comes from the Latin ' ...
.
[Gibbs, P.E. (1977): ''British sipunculans''. Academic Press. London. 35p. ][Ditadi, A.S.F. & Migotto, A.E. (1982): ''O Filo Sipuncula''. Concelho Nacional de Desemvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico CNPq Brasilia. 43p.][Cutler, Edward B. (1994): ''The Sipuncula: their systematic, biology and evolution''. Cornell University Press. 406p ] The tentacles form a circle around the mouth, while those of the sister taxon,
Phascolosomatidea
Phascolosomatidea is a subclass of the class Sipuncula, the peanut worms, containing two orders:-
* Aspidosiphonida containing the single family Aspidosiphonidae
''Aspidosiphonidae'' is a family of peanut worms. It is the only family in the ...
, are only found above the mouth. Most species burrow in the
substrate but some live in the empty shells of
gastropods
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. Ther ...
. It is an order of the class
Sipuncula
The Sipuncula or Sipunculida (common names sipunculid worms or peanut worms) is a class containing about 162 species of unsegmented marine annelid worms. The name ''Sipuncula'' is from the genus name ''Sipunculus'', and comes from the Latin ' ...
(previously considered a phylum), and contains the following families:
*
Golfingiidae
Golfingiidae is a family of peanut worms.
Species ''Golfingia''
* '' Golfingia anderssoni'' (Théel, 1911)
* '' Golfingia birsteini'' Murina 1973
* '' Golfingia capensis'' (Teuscher, 1874)
* '' Golfingia elongata'' (Keferstein, 1862)
* '' Golfin ...
*
Phascolionidae
''Phascolionidae'' is a family of peanut worms
The Sipuncula or Sipunculida (common names sipunculid worms or peanut worms) is a class containing about 162 species of unsegmented marine annelid worms. The name ''Sipuncula'' is from the gen ...
*
Sipunculidae
Sipunculidae is a family of peanut worms.
Species ''Phascolopsis''
* ''Phascolopsis gouldii'' (De Pourtalés, 1851)
''Siphonomecus''
* ''Siphonomecus multicinctus'' Fisher 1947
''Siphonosoma''
* ''Siphonosoma arcassonense'' (Cuenot, 1902)
* '' ...
Rafinesque, 1814
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Themistidae
''Themiste'' is a genus of peanut worms. It is the only genus in the family Themistidae.
Members of this family are filter feeders, and have their feeding tentacles arranged in an elaborate crown-like structure. This is in contrast to other sip ...
[Cutler, Edward B. & Cutler, Norma J. (1988): A revision of the genus ''Themistes''. (Sipuncula). ''Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington'' 101(4):741-766.]
References
External links
Tree of Life Web Project
Sipunculans
Protostome orders
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