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]
| Proporus carolinensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha |
| Order: | Acoela |
| Family: | Proporidae |
| Genus: | Proporus |
| Species: | P. carolinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Proporus carolinensis Hooge & Smith, 2004
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References edit
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Proporidae Graff, 1882". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ a b "Proporus carolinensis". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-04-11.