- The
Chaetognatha /kiːˈtɒɡnəθə/ or
chaetognaths /ˈkiːtɒɡnæθs/ (meaning bristle-jaws) are a
phylum of
predatory marine worms that are a
major component of...
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Timorebestia koprii is an
extinct species of stem-group
chaetognath (arrow worm relative) that
lived about 520
million years ago, in the Cambrian. Its...
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interpreted as a
member of the
clade Gnathifera sensu lato or as a stem-
chaetognath. The
scientific name
Amiskwia sagittiformis derives from the Cree amiskwi...
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Rotifers are
among the most
diverse and
abundant freshwater animals and
chaetognaths are
among the most
abundant marine plankton. The most
distinctive characteristic...
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bierii Alvariño, 1961;
chaetognath (accepted as
Serratosagitta bierii Alvariño, 1961)
Sagitta euneritica Alvariño, 1961;
chaetognath (accepted as Parasagitta...
- hamata,
occurs predominantly in the deep
basins of the
Arctic Ocean. The
chaetognath Eukrohnia hamata dominates in
terms of
carnivorous zooplankton abundance...
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mitochondrial genome of
Paraspadella gotoi is
highly reduced and
reveals that
chaetognaths are a
sister group to protostomes".
Proceedings of the
National Academy...
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commonly called "worms"
include annelids, nematodes, flatworms, nemerteans,
chaetognaths, priapulids, and
insect larvae such as
grubs and maggots. The term "helminth"...
- predation, or as both a
defensive and
predatory venom (e.g., in octopuses,
chaetognaths, and
ribbon worms). Even
though the
toxin acts as a
defense mechanism...
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Caecosagitta macrocephala is a deep sea
marine chaetognath that is
distributed in meso- and
bathypelagic layers. It has a very wide
distribution that...
