Rank Phylum | ||
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Similar Limnognathia, Gnathostomulid, Scalidophora, Symbion, Nematoida | ||
Gnathifera is an assemblage of phyla of platyzoans comprising the rotifers (Bdelloidea, Monogononta, Seisonidae), acanthocephalans, and gnathostomulids. Also included is the Micrognathozoa, and tentatively the Cycliophora.
"Acanthognatha" is a similar grouping, with the addition of the gastrotrichs.
Possible relationships are as in the cladogram:
References
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