Nemertea (phylum)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Descripción
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.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- ribbonworms [en]
- ribbonworm [en]
- nemertines [en]
- nemerteans [en]
- Rhynchocoela [en]
- Rhynchocoela [la]
- bootlace worms [en]
- proboscis worms [en]