Phoronis muelleri
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| Phoronis muelleri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Phoronida |
| Family: | Phoronidae |
| Genus: | Phoronis |
| Species: | P. muelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Phoronis muelleri Selys-Lonchamps, 1903[1] | |
Phoronis muelleri is a species of marine horseshoe worm in the phylum Phoronida.[2][3] Like most phoronids, Phoronis muelleri has a biphasic life-cycle consisting of a pelagic larval stage, the actinotrocha, and a benthic, sessile adult stage.[4]