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    • Nemertea
  • English
    • ribbon worms

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Recent Observations

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Observer

davidr

Date

Oct 15, 2011
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What

ribbon worms Phylum Nemertea

Observer

kueda

Date

Jan 19, 2011 03:17 PM PST

Description

Unknown nemertean. Like all ribbon worms, kinda freaky. Maybe 10 cm long.

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What

ribbon worms Phylum Nemertea

Observer

vishalbhave

Date

Dec 13, 2009 06:55 PM IST

Description

about 0.5 m long

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Description from Wikipedia

Nemertea is a phylum of invertebrate animals also known as ribbon worms or proboscis worms. Most of the 1,400 or so species are marine, with a few living in fresh water and a small number of terrestrial forms; they are found in all marine habits, and throughout the world's oceans. Nemerteans are named after Nemertes, one of the Nereids of Greek mythology, and alternative spellings for the phylum have included Nemertini and Nemertinea. Libbie Hyman named...

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