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Enoplan nemerteans are generally small, from less than 1 centimetre (0.4 in) up to 10 centimetres (4 in), although larger species exist. While most nemerteans are rather drab in color, others are more conspicuous with striking pigment patterns and coloration.
Nemertea is a phylum of animals also known as ribbon worms or proboscis worms, consisting of about 1300 known species. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Most ribbon worms are very slim, usually only a few millimeters wide, although a few have relatively short but wide bodies.
Prostoma graecense is a species of Nemertea in the family Prostomatidae. [2] It was once called Emea rubrum. [3] It is closely related to Prostoma eilhardi. [4] The species is distributed all across the world.
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Prostoma is a genus of freshwater nemerteans, containing the following species: [1] [2]. Prostoma asensoriatum Montgomery, 1896; Prostoma canadiensis Gibson & Moore, 1978; Prostoma communopore Senz, 1996
Heteronemertea is a monophyletic order of about 500 species of nemertean worms. It contains genera such as Lineus and Cerebratulus, and includes the largest and most muscular nemerteans.
Anopla (for changes in taxonomy, see reference from 2019) has long been used as name for a class of marine worms of the phylum Nemertea, characterized by the absence of stylets on the proboscis, the mouth being below or behind the brain, and by having separate openings for the mouth and proboscis.
P. peregrina is usually dark dorsally, with a brown or purple coloration. It appears peach-colored due to its lighter ventral coloration. [2] Their distinctive external features and spiral-shaped stylets make them easily recognizable. [3]