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S. carpocapsae is an unsegmented roundworm, or nematode, that kills insects through a symbiotic relationship with bacteria.

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025

However, owing to the lack of molecular and morphological studies, the question of whether the vertebrate head evolved as a modified embryonic segment or originated as an independent unsegmented head remains unanswered.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024

The carapace of the prosoma was unsegmented and often bore a pair of eyes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

Pro' leg, an unsegmented appendage found in the larv� of some insects.

From A Guide for the Study of Animals by Lucas, Frederic

The “growing point” of the trunk is, in fact, situated in front of this region, and, when the full number of somites has been reached, the unsegmented part remaining forms the telson of the adult.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various