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Meioglossus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Enteropneusta

Genus
  
Meioglossus

Phylum
  
Hemichordata

Family
  
Harrimaniidae

Species
  
M. psammophilus

Meioglossus

Meioglossus psammophilus is a species of acorn worm in the family Harrimaniidae, the only known species of the genus Meigolossus. It inhabits the Western Caribbean and Bermuda. The name of the species derives from two Greek words; psammon and philos which in translation means friend of the sands in reference to adult stage of species' lifestyle. The length of the species is 0.6 millimetres (0.024 in).

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Meioglossus Wikipedia