Nematomorpha

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nematomorpha
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf phylum
gptkbp:adultDiet do not feed
gptkbp:adultsAre free-living
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:Nematoda
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:horsehair_worms
gptkbp:cuticle present
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Thomas_Huxley
gptkbp:digestiveSystem reduced or absent in adults
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1849
gptkbp:freeLivingStage adult
gptkbp:habitat freshwater
terrestrial
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nematomorpha
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvaeDevelopIn host body
gptkbp:larvalHostPlant beetles
crickets
grasshoppers
cockroaches
host tissues
gptkbp:length 10 to 100 centimeters
gptkbp:lifeCycle musical composition
gptkbp:molting yes
gptkbp:movement undulating
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Gordius_aquaticus
gptkb:Paragordius_tricuspidatus
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 350
gptkbp:parasiticStage larval
gptkbp:parasitizes insects
arthropods
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Vejdovsky,_1886
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nematoda
gptkbp:reproduction sexual
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Ecdysozoa
gptkb:Metazoa
gptkb:Nematomorpha
gptkb:Eukaryota
gptkb:Nematoida
gptkbp:shape long and thin
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Ecdysozoa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ecdysozoa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6