Examples: Glycera For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera Subregnum Eumetazoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Radiata (unranked) Ctenophora Cnidaria Bilateria (unranked) Acoelomorpha Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata Hemichordata Echinodermata Chaetognatha Xenoturbellida Superphylum Ecdysozoa Kinorhyncha Loricifera Priapulida Nematoda Nematomorpha Onychophora Tardigrada Arthropoda Superphylum Platyzoa Platyhelminthes Gastrotricha Rotifera Acanthocephala Gnathostomulida Micrognathozoa Cycliophora Superphylum Lophotrochozoa Sipuncula Nemertea Phoronida Ectoprocta Bryozoa... Classes and subclasses Class Polychaeta (paraphyletic?) Class Clitellata Oligochaeta - Earthworms and others Acanthobdellida Branchiobdellida Hirudinea - Leeches Class Myzostomida Class Archiannelida (polyphyletic) Class Echiura *Some authors consider the subclasses under Clitellata to be classes The annelids, collectively called Annelida, are a large phylum of animals, comprising the segmented worms, with about... Orders Amphinomida Capitellida Chaetopterida Cirratulida Cossurida Ctenodrillidae Eunicida Flabelligerida Magelonida Myzostomida Nerillida Opheliida Orbiniida Orweniida Phyllodocida Pisionidae Polygordiida Protodrilida Psammodrilidae Sabellida Spionida Spintheridae Sternaspida Terebellida The Polychaeta or Polychaetes are a class of annelid worms, generally marine, with a pair of fleshy protrusions on each body segment called parapodia that...
Glyceridae is a taxonomic family of worms. They are commonly referred to as beak -thrower worms.
Characteristics
Pointy snout used for burrowing in sediment
No septa in anterior part of bodies
Rely on peristalsis to move
Explosivley evert pharynx into sediment, anchor position with prostomium and pull body forward.
Eversible pharynx also used in prey capture: 4 poisonous fangs
Using light and scanning electron microscopy most of the type material of 172 species and subspecies of glycerids (three of them representing fossil taxa and three others belonging to other polychaete families) were examined.
More than 4000 specimens from all over the world were studied and measured, and the 42 valid species are described and illustrated in detail.
A list of all taxa together with their synonyms and an identification key tor all Glyceridae known to this date are also presented.