''Amphiporus'' is a genus of
nemertea
Nemertea is a phylum of animals also known as ribbon worms or proboscis worms, consisting of 1300 known species. Most ribbon worms are very slim, usually only a few millimeters wide, although a few have relatively short but wide bodies. Many h ...
ns belonging to the family
Amphiporidae
Amphiporidae is a family of ribbonworms belonging to the order Hoplonemertea
Hoplonemertea is an order of ribbon worms in the class Enopla. It contains two suborders:
* Monostilifera
* Polystilifera
The proboscis is armed with one or mor ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species
Species:
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Amphiporus adriaticus
''Amphiporus'' is a genus of nemerteans belonging to the family Amphiporidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the worl ...
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Amphiporus albicans''
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Amphiporus lactifloreus''
References
Monostilifera
Nemertea genera
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