Neochildia
Genus of acoels
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Neochildia is a monotypic genus of a dark brown acoel belonging to the family Convolutidae. The only species is Neochildia fusca.[1][2][3]
| Neochildia | |
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| Neochildia fusca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha |
| Order: | Acoela |
| Family: | Convolutidae |
| Genus: | Neochildia Bush, 1975 |
| Species: | N. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Neochildia fusca (Bush, 1975) | |
The nervous system is composed of an anterior compact brain organized as a layer of neural somata surrounding a central neuropil free of cell bodies.[4]
