noun
Xenoturbella (genus)
A genus of simple, worm-like marine animals classified as basal deuterostomes. Used in biological and taxonomic contexts.
珍渦虫属は、左右相称動物の進化を考える上で重要な分類群である。
Xenoturbella is an important taxonomic group for considering the evolution of bilaterians.
The Japanese name 珍渦虫属 is a direct translation of the scientific genus name Xenoturbella, combining 珍 (strange), 渦 (whirl/eddy), 虫 (worm), and 属 (genus). The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a modern taxonomic coinage.