Micrognathozoa

E393486

Micrognathozoa is a tiny, jaw-bearing group of microscopic invertebrates known from freshwater habitats and notable for their complex feeding apparatus and uncertain placement among other animal phyla.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Micrognathozoa canonical 3
Gnathostomulida 1
micrognathozoans 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf animal phylum ⓘ
microscopic invertebrate group ⓘ
hasBodyRegion abdomen ⓘ
head ⓘ
thorax ⓘ
hasCharacteristic bilaterally symmetrical ⓘ
body length less than 0.2 millimetres ⓘ
ciliated epidermis ⓘ
complex feeding apparatus ⓘ
complex jaw musculature ⓘ
extremely small body size ⓘ
free-living ⓘ
highly specialized jaw morphology ⓘ
jaw-bearing ⓘ
limited known species diversity ⓘ
meiofaunal lifestyle ⓘ
microscopic ⓘ
multicellular ⓘ
pseudocoelomate or acoelomate body organization ⓘ
ventral locomotory ciliation ⓘ
hasCommonName micrognathozoans ⓘ
linked to: Micrognathozoa
hasDiscoverer Peter Funch ⓘ
Reinhardt Kristensen ⓘ
hasDiscovery described in 2000 ⓘ
hasDistribution Chile ⓘ
Greenland ⓘ
other scattered cold-region freshwater habitats ⓘ
subantarctic islands ⓘ
hasFeedingApparatus complex pharyngeal jaws ⓘ
multiple jaw elements ⓘ
sclerotized jaw parts ⓘ
hasFeedingType microphagous ⓘ
scraping of microorganisms ⓘ
hasHabitat freshwater ⓘ
interstitial freshwater environments ⓘ
mosses in cold springs ⓘ
hasMemberTaxon Limnognathia maerski ⓘ
hasReproduction asexual reproduction ⓘ
parthenogenesis (in described species) ⓘ
hasResearchStatus important for understanding gnathiferan evolution ⓘ
poorly known phylum ⓘ
hasUncertainPlacement Gnathifera ⓘ
Gnathostomulida-related clade ⓘ
Rotifera-related clade ⓘ
isRelatedTo Gnathostomulida ⓘ
Rotifera ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
phylum Micrognathozoa ⓘ
taxonRank phylum ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lophotrochozoa → includesTaxon → Gnathostomulida ⓘ
linked to: Micrognathozoa
Lophotrochozoa → includesTaxon → Micrognathozoa ⓘ
Spiralia → includes → Micrognathozoa ⓘ
Micrognathozoa → phylum → Micrognathozoa ⓘ
Micrognathozoa → hasCommonName → micrognathozoans ⓘ
linked to: Micrognathozoa