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Proporus carolinensis

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Proporus carolinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Xenacoelomorpha
Order: Acoela
Family: Proporidae
Genus: Proporus
Species:
P. carolinensis
Binomial name
Proporus carolinensis
Hooge & Smith, 2004

Proporus carolinensis is a species of acoel in the family Proporidae.[1] It grows to a maximum length of 0.1 cm(or 1 mm).[2] It lives in the western-central Atlantic (in areas near Belize and North Carolina), in sea sand, inlet areas, and subtidal areas.[3][2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Proporidae Graff, 1882". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  2. ^ a b "Proporus carolinensis". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  3. ^ "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-04-11.