Nemertea (phylum)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Living organisms

Jerarquía

Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom)

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

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300310239

Otros términos

  • ribbonworms [en]
  • ribbonworm [en]
  • nemertines [en]
  • nemerteans [en]
  • Rhynchocoela [en]
  • Rhynchocoela [la]
  • bootlace worms [en]
  • proboscis worms [en]