Sipuncula

Translingual

Etymology

An alteration in form from the original genus name, Sipunculus.

Proper noun

Sipuncula

  1. Peanut worms
    1. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Protostomia.
    2. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Spiralia.

Usage notes

Many recent analyses have found Sipuncula to nest within the Annelida, making this an unranked clade within that phylum.

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