Gnathifera (clade)

Gnathifera is an assemblage of phyla of metazoans comprising the rotifers, acanthocephalans, and gnathostomulids^[1]

"Acanthognatha" is a similar grouping, with the addition of the gastrotrichs.^[2]

References

Taxon identifiers	EoL: 96107

Extant phyla of kingdom Animalia

Archaea

Bacteria

Eukaryota

Plant

Hacrobia

Heterokont

Alveolata

Rhizaria

Excavata

Amoebozoa

Opisthokonta

Animal

Fungi)

Xenacoelomorpha	Xenoturbellida (Xenoturbella) Acoelomorpha (acoels, nemertodermatids)

Chordata (lancelets, tunicates, craniates)

Ambulacraria	Hemichordata (acorn worms, pterobranchs) Echinodermata (starfish, sea urchins and relatives)

basal / incertae sedis	Chaetognatha (arrow worms)

Scalidophora	Kinorhyncha (mud dragons) Priapulida (penis worms) Loricifera

Nematoida	Nematomorpha (horsehair worms) Nematoda (roundworms)

Panarthropoda	Tardigrada (waterbears) Onychophora (velvet worms) Arthropoda (arthropods)

Platytrochozoa

Rouphozoa

Orthonectida² Dicyemida (Rhombozoa)² Mollusca (molluscs) Nemertea (ribbon worms) Annelida (ringed worms)

Lophophorata	Brachiopoda (lamp shells) Phoronida (horseshoe worms) Bryozoa (Ectoprocta) (moss animals)

Clade	Cycliophora (Symbion) Entoprocta (Kamptozoa)

Dubious	Monoblastozoa (Salinella)

Obsolete	Pentastomida (tongue worms) (in Arthropoda) Sipuncula (peanut worms) (in Annelida) Echiura (spoon worms) (in Annelida) Pogonophora (giant tube worms) (in Annelida) Vestimentifera (in Annelida) Myxozoa (in Cnidaria) Molluscoida (polyphyletic) Aschelminthes (polyphyletic) Gephyrea (polyphyletic) Coelenterata (polyphyletic) Annulata (polyphyletic)

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