Tubiluchidae
Family of priapulid worms
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Tubiluchidae is one of the two families of priapulimorphidan priapulid worms.
| Tubiluchidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Priapulida |
| Class: | Priapulimorpha |
| Order: | Priapulimorphida |
| Family: | Tubiluchidae |
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Anatomy
The Polythyridium is a gut component.[1] Members of the group also have a neck region both as larvae and as adults.[2]
Taxa
The family includes only the genus Tubiluchus van der Land 1968, and in some classifications Meiopriapulus.[3] A full list of the included species:
- Tubilucus van der Land, 1968
- T. arcticus Adrianov, Malakhov, Tchesunov & Tzetlin, 1989
- T. australensis Van der Land 1985
- T. corallicola van der Land, 1968
- T. pardosi Schmidt-Rhaesa, Panpeng & Yamasaki 2017 [4]
- T. philippinensis van der Land, 1985
- T. remanei van der Land, 1982
- T. soyoae Schmidt-Rhaesa, Panpeng & Yamasaki 2017 [4]
- T. troglodytes Todaro & Shirley, 2003
- T. vanuatensis Adrianov & Malakhov, 1991
- Meiopriapulus
- M. fijiensis
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