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- 1300Approximately 1300 valid, described species of the phylum Nemertea, or ribbonworms, are known worldwide, inhabiting oceans, freshwaters, and land. Current field-work suggests that at least several times this number remain to be named or discovered. Nemerteans are unsegmented worms characterized by a unique and remarkable eversible proboscis.www.marinespecies.org/nemertea/
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Nemertea is a phylum of animals also known as ribbon worms or proboscis worms, consisting of 1300 known species. Most ribbon worms are very slim, usually only a few millimeters wide, although a few have relatively short but wide bodies. Many have patterns of yellow, orange, red and green coloration. The foregut, … See more
In 1555 Olaus Magnus wrote of a marine worm which was apparently 17.76 metres (58.3 ft) long ("40 cubits"), about the width of a child's arm, and … See more
Body structure and major cavities
The typical nemertean body is very thin in proportion to its length. The smallest are a few millimeters long, … See moreTraditional taxonomic classification has divided the group into two classes and four orders:
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As nemerteans are mostly soft-bodied, one would expect fossils of them to be extremely rare. … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license World Nemertea Database - WoRMS - World Register of Marine …
ADW: Nemertea: INFORMATION
WEBMar 20, 2018 · Phylum Nemertea, or ribbon worms, contains approximately 1,200 species of bilaterally symmetrical, coelomate, unsegmented worms, which are divided into two classes, each of which is divided into two …
14.3: Phylum Nemertea - Biology LibreTexts
WEBThe Nemertea are colloquially known as ribbon worms. Most species of phylum Nemertea are marine, predominantly benthic or bottom dwellers, with an estimated 900 species known. However, nemertini have been …
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Ribbon worm relationships: a phylogeny of the phylum Nemertea
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Global diversity of nemerteans (Nemertea) in freshwater
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