Directory of Gnathostomulida Resources

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Members of this phylum are marine worms less than 1mm long. They have no body cavity but do have a pair of jaws which gives them their name (gnathos is Greek for jaws) and a blind gut with a mouth but no anus. They are very common in marine sediments where they eat bacteria, fungi and protists, and there are about 80 known species.

Resources in This Category

• Phylum Gnathostomulida

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/pictures/Gnathostomulida.html
  Images of some members of this taxonomic group.

• The Sand Worms (Phylum Gnathostomula)

  http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/gnathostomula.html
  Description of the tiny marine worms in this phylum and the characteristics that distinguish them from other worms.

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