In 1555 Olaus Magnus wrote of a marine worm which was apparently 17.76 metres (58.3 ft) long ("40 cubits"), about … Visualizza altro

The typical nemertean body is very thin in proportion to its length. The smallest are a few millimeters long, most are less than 20 centimetres (7.9 in), and several exceed 1 metre (3.3 ft). The longest animal ever found… Visualizza altro

Most nemerteans are marine animals that burrow in sediments, lurk in crevices between shells, stones or the holdfasts of algae or sessile animals. Some live deep in the open oceans, and have gelatinous bodie… Visualizza altro

Traditional taxonomic classification has divided the group into two classes and four orders:
• Class Anopla ("unarmed"). Includes animals with proboscis without stylet, and a mouth under… Visualizza altro

As nemerteans are mostly soft-bodied, one would expect fossils of them to be extremely rare. Knaust (2010) reported nemertean fossils and traces from the Middle Triassic of Germany. One might expec… Visualizza altro

• Emplectonema neesii
• Lineus longissimus
• Parborlasia corrugatus Visualizza altro