Acoelomorpha
| Acoelomorpha | |
|---|---|
| The acoelomorph Waminoa sp. (orange structure) on the Plerogyra sp. coral (whitish bubbles). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha |
| Subphylum: | Acoelomorpha Ehlers, 1985 |
| Classes | |
Acoelomorpha is a subphylum of very simple and small soft-bodied animals with planula-like features which live in marine or brackish waters. They usually live between grains of sediment, swimming as plankton, or crawling on other organisms, such as algae and corals. With the exception of two acoel freshwater species, all known acoelomorphs are marine.