dinophilea

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. A class of Trochelminthes, represented by a minute worm-like organism, Dinophilus, inhabiting salt or brackish water. The body is composed of from 5 to 8 segments, and bears a head or prostomium and a short ventral tail. The surface of the body bears cilia distributed uniformly or in rings. The genus Dinophilus is sometimes regarded as belonging to the Archiannelida.