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- proper noun A taxonomic
phylum within thekingdom Animalia —aquatic animals of disputed taxonomy.
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Together, the two Xenoturbella species and hundreds of acoelomorph species constitute a newly-classified phylum, which the researchers named Xenacoelomorpha.
Wired Top Stories Brandon Keim 2011
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Xenacoelomorpha is on roughly the same branch of life's tree as sea stars, sea cucumbers and acorn worms - not the most complicated animals, but far more complex than what the acoelomorphs were thought to be.
Wired Top Stories Brandon Keim 2011
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