Nematomorpha
Also known as horsehair worms, gordian worms, Gordian worm
phylum di animali del clade Ecdysozoa
AI overview
Horsehair worms are a group of thin, worm-like parasites whose larvae live inside arthropods like insects and crustaceans before the adults become free-living in water environments such as streams and pools. They matter because they represent a distinct branch of animal life with an unusual parasitic lifecycle and can be found worldwide in freshwater habitats.
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Species
Gordian worms
Nematomorpha
PHYLUM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematomorpha
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations recorded11,910
via GBIF
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Paragordius tricuspidatus.jpeg
Sources (2)
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Article · Italiano
Il phylum Nematomorpha (dal greco: νῆμα, nema = filo e μορφή, morphé = forma) è costituito da oltre 300 specie note di animali pseudocelomati a corpo filamentoso e non segmentato, dimensioni che possono superare il metro in lunghezza con diametro di 1-3 mm. I vermi adulti vivono liberi in ambienti d'acqua dolce (laghi, stagni, fiumi, pozzi etc.); le larve sono invece parassiti.
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