The ribbon worms: soft-bodied, unsegmented marine invertebrates notable for a long, eversible proboscis housed in a fluid-filled cavity separate from the gut, used to capture prey. Most Nemertea species are marine bottom-dwellers, though some freshwater and terrestrial species exist, and some ribbon worms are the longest animals known, reaching many meters in length.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Nemertea
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lineus longissimus
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Source Wikipedia: NemerteaDistribution: Australiatier 2Quote, Distribution: Australia
The terrestrial Argonemertes dendyi is a native of Australia but has been found in the British Isles, in Sao Miguel in the Azores, in Gran Canaria, and in a lava tube at Kaumana on the Island of Hawaii.
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Source Wikipedia: NemerteaDistribution: Seychellestier 2Quote, Distribution: Seychelles
Another terrestrial genus, Geonemertes, is mostly found in Australasia but has species in the Seychelles, widely across the Indo-Pacific, in Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic, in Frankfurt, in the Canary Islands, in Madeira and in the Azores.
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ185631, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Nemertea
Wikidata Q185631, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikipedia: Nemertea
WikipediaIn Group: Minor Animal Phyla, LeadQuote, In Group: Minor Animal Phyla, Lead
Nemertea is a phylum of animals also known as ribbon worms or proboscis worms, consisting of about 1300 known species.
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lineus longissimus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Bootlace Worm (Lineus longissimus), Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Bootlace Worm (Lineus longissimus), Taxon record
"phylum": "Nemertea"
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