''Carcinonemertes'' is a genus of
nemertea
Nemertea is a phylum of animals also known as ribbon worms or proboscis worms, consisting of about 1300 known species. Most ribbon worms are very slim, usually only a few millimeters wide, although a few have relatively short but wide bodies. ...
ns belonging to the family
Carcinonemertidae
Carcinonemertidae is a family of nemertean worms belonging to the class Hoplonemertea
Hoplonemertea is a class of ribbon worms. It contains two orders:
* Monostilifera
* Polystilifera
The proboscis is armed with one or more stylets; inte ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species
Species:
*''
Carcinonemertes australiensis''
*''
Carcinonemertes caissarum''
*''
Carcinonemertes conanobrieni''
*''
Carcinonemertes epialti''
*''
Carcinonemertes errans''
References
Monostilifera
Nemertea genera
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