Syndermata

Syndermata
Rotifer
Acanthocephalan
Scientific classification
(disputed)
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Gnathifera
Clade: Syndermata
Zrzavý, 1998
Phyla

Syndermata is a clade of animals that, in some systems, is considered synonymous with Rotifera. Older systems separate Rotifera and Acanthocephala as different phyla, and group them both under Syndermata. This clade is placed in the Platyzoa.