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Nemertea (phylum)


Identification code: 300310239



Alternative term/s

  • bootlace worms
  • nemerteans
  • Nemertia
  • Nemertina
  • Nemertinea
  • nemertineans
  • nemertines
  • nemertoids
  • proboscis worms
  • Rhynchocoela
  • ribbon worm
  • ribbon worms
  • ribbon-worms
  • ribbonworm
  • ribbonworms

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Scope note:

Phylum of approximately 900 known species representing the simplest animals to possess a circulatory system and a gut with a separate mouth and anus. The body is usually long and slender and is often extended greatly during movement. Most are marine free-living forms, but there are also a few parasites and some that live in freshwater or on land.

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