Xenoturbella (genus)
A genus of simple, worm-like marine animals classified as basal deuterostomes. Used in biological and taxonomic contexts.
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.