Harrimania planktophilus

Harrimania planktophilus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Hemichordata
Class: Enteropneusta
Order: Enteropneusta
Family: Harrimaniidae
Genus: Harrimania
Species:
H. planktophilus
Binomial name
Harrimania planktophilus
Cameron, 2002

Harrimania planktophilus is a marine acorn worm in the family Harrimaniidae. It lives in a burrow in sediment on the sea floor. It is only known from western Canada and was first described by Cameron in 2002. The species name is from the Greek and translates as "lover of plankton".

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