Ecdysozoa

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Ecdysozoa
Temporal range: Lower Cambrian - Recent
Centipede
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo et al., 1997
(unranked): Bilateria
Phyla

The Ecdysozoa (also called cycloneuralia) are a grouping of protostome animals.

This is a taxon above the level of phylum. It includes the Arthropoda (insects and crustaceans), Nematoda, and several smaller phyla.