Harrimaniidae is a basal family of acorn worms. A taxonomic revision was undertaken in 2010, and a number of new genera and species found in the Eastern Pacific were described.[1] In this family the development is direct without tornaria larva, and circular muscle fibers in their trunk is missing.[2] There is some indication that Stereobalanus may be a separate basal acorn worm lineage, sister to all remaining acorn worms.[3]

Harrimaniidae
Meioglossus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Hemichordata
Class: Enteropneusta
Order: Enteropneusta
Family: Harrimaniidae
van der Horst, 1935
Genera
Synonyms

Saxipendiidae

Species

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The following genera and species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:[4]

References

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  1. ^ A taxonomic revision of the family Harrimaniidae (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta) with descriptions of seven species from the Eastern Pacific. 2010. PDF
  2. ^ A taxonomic revision of the family Harrimaniidae (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta) with descriptions of seven species from the Eastern Pacific
  3. ^ Halanych, Kenneth M.; Bernt, Matthias; Cannon, Johanna T.; Tassia, Michael G.; Kocot, Kevin M.; Li, Yuanning (2019-01-01). "Mitogenomics Reveals a Novel Genetic Code in Hemichordata". Genome Biology and Evolution. 11 (1): 29–40. doi:10.1093/gbe/evy254. PMC 6319601. PMID 30476024.
  4. ^ Harrimaniidae World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 17, 2011.