Enantiidae

Enantiidae
	Enantia spinifera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Order:	Polycladida
Suborder:	Acotylea
Family:	Enantiidae; Graff, 1889
Genera
	Enantia Graff, 1889 ; Spinantia Faubel, 1983 ;

Enantiidae is a family of flatworm belonging to the order Polycladida.^[1]

Description

Members of Enantiidae have a smooth, ovoid body, with no presence of tentacles. The mouth is located at the anterior end behind the brain. The pharynx is bell-shaped. The male copulatory apparatus is simple, with a forward-directed seminal vesicle behind the pharyngeal sac.^[2]

Taxonomy

Enantiidae currently holds two genera:^[1]

Enantia Graff, 1889
Spinantia Faubel, 1983

References

^ ^a ^b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Enantiidae Graff, 1889". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
^ Graff, L. von. (1889). Enantia spinifera, der Repräsentant einer neuen Polycladen-Familie. Naturwiss Vereines f Steiermark, pp 5-16 +1pl.

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[worms-1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Enantiidae Graff, 1889". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.

[graff1889-2] Graff, L. von. (1889). Enantia spinifera, der Repräsentant einer neuen Polycladen-Familie. Naturwiss Vereines f Steiermark, pp 5-16 +1pl.

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