Cycloneuralia

Cycloneuralia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Clade: Cycloneuralia
Clades

Cycloneuralia is a clade of ecdysozoan animals including the Scalidophora (Kinorhynchans, Loriciferans, Priapulids) and the Nematoida (Nematodes, Nematomorphs).[1][2] It may be paraphyletic, or may be a sister group to Panarthropoda.

The name derives from the position of the brain around the pharynx.[3]

References

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  3. "Explanations.html". Retrieved 2009-06-28.