Polycanthus is a genus of acoels.[1] It is monospecific, being represented by a single species, Polycanthus torosus. It lives in a subtidal, sandy bottom habitat in the western South Pacific Ocean.[2]

Polycanthus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Xenacoelomorpha
Order: Acoela
Family: Proporidae
Genus: Polycanthus
Hooge, 2003
Species:
P. torosus
Binomial name
Polycanthus torosus
Hooge, 2003

References

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  1. ^ "Polycanthus torosus". Encyclopedia of Life.
  2. ^ "Polycanthus torosus Hooge, 2003". World Register of Marine Species.