Nemertodermatida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha |
Subphylum: | Acoelomorpha |
Class: | Nemertodermatida Karling, 1940 |
Nemertodermatida is a class of Acoelomorpha, comprising 18 species of millimetre-sized turbellariform, mostly interstitial worms. [1]
The order Nemertodermatida contains two families with 6 genera. [2] The high level of cryptic diversity in this meiofauna group however implies that the number of nemertodermatid taxa may be underestimated. [3]
The family Ascopariidae Sterrer, 1998 [4] [5] contains two genera. [2]
There are 3 species in the family Ascopariidae. [2]
Name [lower-alpha 1] | Image | Distribution | Description |
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Ascoparia neglecta Sterrer, 1998 | |||
Ascoparia secunda Sterrer, 1998 | |||
Flagellophora apelti Faubel & Dorjes, 1978 | |||
The family Nemertodermatidae Steinböck, 1930 contains four genera. [2]
There are 15 species in the family Nemertodermatidae. [2]
Name [lower-alpha 1] | Image | Distribution | Description |
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Meara stichopi Westblad, 1949 | |||
Nemertinoides elongatus Riser, 1987 | |||
Nemertinoides glandulosum Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 | |||
Nemertinoides wolfgangi Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 | |||
Nemertoderma bathycola Steinböck, 1930 | |||
Nemertoderma westbladi (Westblad, 1937) Steinbock, 1938 | |||
Sterreria boucheti Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 | |||
Sterreria lundini Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 | |||
Sterreria martindalei Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 | |||
Sterreria monolithes Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 | |||
Sterreria papuensis Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 | |||
Sterreria psammicola (Sterrer, 1970) | |||
Sterreria rubra (Faubel, 1976) | |||
Sterreria variabilis Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 | |||
Sterreria ylvae Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 | |||
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