Enteropneusta
E454657
Enteropneusta is a class of marine hemichordates commonly known as acorn worms, characterized by their burrowing lifestyle and worm-like bodies with a distinct proboscis, collar, and trunk.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class
ⓘ
marine invertebrate taxon ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| bodyCavity | coelomate ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | worm-like body ⓘ |
| circulatorySystem | open circulatory system ⓘ |
| coelomType | trimeric coelom ⓘ |
| commonName | acorn worms ⓘ |
| describedAs | marine hemichordates ⓘ |
| development | indirect development ⓘ |
| excretoryOrgan | glomerulus ⓘ |
| feedingType |
deposit feeder
ⓘ
suspension feeder ⓘ |
| fertilization | external fertilization ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Cambrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gasExchange |
across body surface
ⓘ
via pharyngeal slits ⓘ |
| habitat |
benthic zone
ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ |
| hasBodyRegion |
collar
ⓘ
proboscis ⓘ trunk ⓘ |
| hasCollarFunction | supports mouth region ⓘ |
| hasGillSlits | pharyngeal gill slits ⓘ |
| hasHeart | dorsal contractile vessel ⓘ |
| hasNervousSystem |
dorsal nerve cord
ⓘ
ventral nerve cord ⓘ |
| hasNotableGenus |
Balanoglossus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptychodera NERFINISHED ⓘ Saccoglossus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProboscisFunction |
burrowing
ⓘ
feeding ⓘ |
| hasTrunkFunction | contains gut and gonads ⓘ |
| isDeuterostome | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalForm | tornaria larva ⓘ |
| lifestyle | burrowing ⓘ |
| livesIn | soft sediments ⓘ |
| locomotion | peristaltic movements of proboscis and body wall ⓘ |
| phylum | Hemichordata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chordata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pterobranchia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Gegenbaur, 1870s (attribution approximate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skeletonType | hydrostatic skeleton ⓘ |
| subphylum | Hemichordata (unranked subphylum) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| taxonRank | class ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.