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Monostilifera
Sign in to saveMonostilifera is a suborder of nemertean worms belonging to the class Hoplonemertea (formerly Enopla), a class of worms characterized by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in their proboscis.
Species
ORDER
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNemertea
- ClassHoplonemertea
- OrderMonostilifera
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 168
- With media
- 7
- Collections
- CAS, SIO, NMV, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Costa Rica, Australia, Chile
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Encyclopedic overview
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Monostilifera is a suborder of nemertean worms belonging to the class Hoplonemertea (formerly Enopla), a class of worms characterized by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in their proboscis.
==Families== Acteonemertidae Amphiporidae Carcinonemertidae Cratenemertidae Prosorhochmidae Tetrastemmatidae
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