Nemertea

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νημερτής (Nēmertḗs, “Nemertes, a nereid in Greek mythology”).

Proper noun

Nemertea

The ribbon worms, bootlace worms, or proboscis worms
1. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Lophotrochozoa.
2. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Spiralia.^[1]

Synonyms

(phylum): Nemertini; Nemertinea; Rhynchocoela - phylum

Hypernyms

(phylum in Spiralia): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum^[1]

Hyponyms

(phylum): Anopla, Enopla, Paleonemertea - classes^[1]

Derived terms

nemertide

References

1 2 3 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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