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Pycnophyidae

Pycnophyidae is a family of kinorhynchs in the class Allomalorhagida.

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Pycnophyidae
Cristaphyes glaurung
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Kinorhyncha
Class: Allomalorhagida
Family: Pycnophyidae
Zelnka, 18961
Type genus
Pycnophyes
Zelinka, 1907
Genera

See text.

Synonyms2
  • Trachydemidae Zelinka, 1896

Pycnophyidae is a family of kinorhynchs in the class Allomalorhagida.

Genera

The following genera are recognised:2

  • Cristaphyes Sánchez, Yamasaki, Pardos, Sørensen & Martínez, 2016
  • Fujuriphyes Sánchez, Yamasaki, Pardos, Sørensen & Martínez, 2016
  • Higginsium Sánchez, Yamasaki, Pardos, Sørensen & Martínez, 2016
  • Kinorhynchus Sheremetevskij, 1974
  • Krakenella Sánchez, Yamasaki, Pardos, Sørensen & Martínez, 2016
  • Leiocanthus Sánchez, Yamasaki, Pardos, Sørensen & Martínez, 2016
  • Pycnophyes Zelinka, 1907
  • Setaphyes Sánchez, Yamasaki, Pardos, Sørensen & Martínez, 2016
References

References

  1. Zelinka, C. (1896). In Demonstrationen. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft auf der sechsten Jahresversammlung, 6, 197–199.
  2. "Pycnophyidae". WoRMS. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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