Eukalyptorhynchia

Eukalyptorhynchia
Gyratrix hermaphroditus, a member of Eukalyptorhynchia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Order: Rhabdocoela
Suborder: Kalyptorhynchia
Infraorder: Eukalyptorhynchia
Meixner, 1928
Subgroups
  • Aculeorhynchidae
  • Bertiliellidae
  • Crassicolidae
  • Cystiplanidae
  • Cytocystididae
  • Gnathorhynchidae
  • Koinocystididae
  • Nannorhynchididae
  • Placorhynchidae
  • Polycystididae
  • Psammorhynchidae
  • Rhynchokarlingiidae
  • Zonorhynchus

Eukalyptorhynchia is an infraorder of flatworms belonging to the order Rhabdocoela. They are characterized by cone-shaped proboscis called conorhynch. The conorhynch is formed by a muscular bulb in a proboscis sheath lined by epithelium.

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