Lobopodia

lobopodia Translingual thumb|Reconstruction of various lobopodians. 1: Microdictyon sinicum, 2: Diania cactiformis, 3: Collinsovermis monstruosus, 4: Luolishania longicruris, 5: Onychodictyon ferox, 6: Hallucigenia sparsa, 7: Aysheaia pedunculata, 8: Antennacanthopodia gracilis, 9: Facivermis yunnanicus, 10: Paucipodia inermis, 11: Jianshanopodia decora, 12: Hallucigenia fortis Etymology From mul grc λοβός lobe + mul grc πούς foot mul -ia. Proper noun f phylum superphylum Ecdysozoa soft-bodied, marine worm-like fossil panarthropods; lobopodians Usage notes There are a few concepts that use this name, differing by their circumscription. When this grouping refers only to the soft-bodied, marine worm-like extinct panarthropods, and not the other panarthropods (arthropods, onychophorans, and tardigrades), which evolved from lobopodian ancestors, it is paraphyletic. Hypernyms genus Eukaryota superkingdom superkingdom; Animalia kingdom kingdom; Eumetazoa clade clade; Bilateria subkingdom subkingdom; Nephrozoa clade clade; Protostomia infrakingdom infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa superphylum superphylum; Panarthropoda clade clade Hyponyms genus Onychophora subphylum, Tardigrada subphylum subphyla; Xenusia class class References