Nemertodermatida
Class of acoelomorphs
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Nemertodermatida is a class of Xenacoelomorpha, comprising 18 species of millimetre-sized turbellariform, mostly interstitial worms.[1]
Phylum:Xenacoelomorpha
Class:Nemertodermatida
Karling, 1940
Karling, 1940
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha |
| Class: | Nemertodermatida Karling, 1940 |
Taxonomy
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]
Ascopariidae
The family Ascopariidae Sterrer, 1998[4][5] contains two genera.[2]
- Ascoparia Sterrer, 1998
- Flagellophora Faubel & Dorjes, 1978
There are 3 species in the family Ascopariidae.[2]
| Name[a] | Image | Distribution | Description |
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| Ascoparia neglecta Sterrer, 1998 | |||
| Ascoparia secunda Sterrer, 1998 | |||
| Flagellophora apelti Faubel & Dorjes, 1978 |  |
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Nemertodermatidae
The family Nemertodermatidae Steinböck, 1930 contains four genera.[2]
There are 15 species in the family Nemertodermatidae.[2]
| Name[a] | Image | Distribution | Description |
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| Meara stichopi Westblad, 1949 |
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| Nemertinoides elongatus Riser, 1987 |
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| Nemertinoides glandulosum Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 |
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| Nemertinoides wolfgangi Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 |
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| Nemertoderma bathycola Steinböck, 1930 |
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| Nemertoderma westbladi (Westblad, 1937) Steinbock, 1938 |
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| Sterreria boucheti Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 |
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| Sterreria lundini Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 |
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| Sterreria martindalei Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 |
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| Sterreria monolithes Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 |
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| Sterreria papuensis Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 |
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| Sterreria psammicola (Sterrer, 1970) |
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| Sterreria rubra (Faubel, 1976) |
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| Sterreria variabilis Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 |
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| Sterreria ylvae Meyer-Wachsmuth, Curini Galletti & Jondelius, 2014 |
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Notes
- A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a different genus.
