Halicryptus

Halicryptus
Halicryptus spinulosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Priapulida
Class: Halicryptomorpha
Order: Halicryptomorphida
Family: Halicryptidae
Genus: Halicryptus
von Siebold, 1849

Halicryptus is the sole genus of its class of priapulid worms, and grows to great size.[1] It has an important effect on the structure of soft-sediment communities.[2]

This genus contains the following species:

See also

References

  1. Shirley, T. C.; Storch, V. (1999). "Halicryptus higginsi n.sp. (Priapulida): A Giant New Species from Barrow, Alaska". Invertebrate Biology. 118 (4): 404–413. doi:10.2307/3227009. JSTOR 3227009.
  2. Aarnio, K.; Bonsdorff, E.; Norkko, A. (1998). "Role of Halicryptus spinulosus (Priapulida) in structuring meiofauna and settling macrofauna". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 163: 145. doi:10.3354/meps163145.

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