Glossobalanus is a genus of worms belonging to the family Ptychoderidae.[1]

Glossobalanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Hemichordata
Class: Enteropneusta
Order: Enteropneusta
Family: Ptychoderidae
Genus: Glossobalanus
Spengel, 1901

Distribution

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The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution, with species found in North and South American, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania.[1]

Species

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Species:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Glossobalanus Spengel, 1901". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ Fu, Xianan; Guo, Weijian; Ding, Zhongwen; Zhou, Wenliang; Wei, Fuwen (2024-05-27). "A new species of the genus Glossobalanus (Hemichordata, Enteropneusta, Ptychoderidae) from China". ZooKeys (1202): 343–358. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1202..343F. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1202.111852. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 11148506. PMID 38836193.
  3. ^ a b c Cameron, Christopher B.; Ostiguy, Angélica (2013-03-19). "Three new species of Glossobalanus (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta: Ptychoderidae) from western North America". Zootaxa. 3630 (1): 143–154. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3630.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26131502.