Nemertodermatidae is a family of wormlike animals in the phylum Acoelomorpha. They are similar to the flatworms of the phylum Platyhelminthes, and were traditionally classified as such.
| Nemertodermatidae | |
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| Three Meara stichopi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha |
| Class: | Nemertodermatida |
| Family: | Nemertodermatidae Steinböck, 1930 |
| Genera | |
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These are hermaphroditic marine worms with ciliated bodies containing a "sack-like gut".[1]
There are four genera:[2]
- Meara
- Meara stichopi Westblad 1949
- Nemertinoides
- Nemertoderma
- Nemertoderma bathycola Steinböck 1930
- Nemertoderma westbladi (Westblad) Steinbock, 1938
- Sterreria
References edit
- ^ Børve, A. and A. Hejnol. (2014). Development and juvenile anatomy of the nemertodermatid Meara stichopi (Bock) Westblad 1949 (Acoelomorpha). Frontiers in Zoology 11 50.
- ^ Nemertodermatidae Steinböck, 1930. In: Tyler, S. and T. Artois. World list of Acoelomorpha. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). 2014.