''Carcinonemertes'' is a genus of
nemerteans belonging to the family
Carcinonemertidae
Carcinonemertidae is a family of worms belonging to the order Hoplonemertea
Hoplonemertea is an order of ribbon worms in the class Enopla. It contains two suborders:
* Monostilifera
* Polystilifera
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The genus has almost
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 ...
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Species
Species:
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Carcinonemertes australiensis
''Carcinonemertes'' is a genus of nemerteans belonging to the family Carcinonemertidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*'' Carcinonemertes australiensis''
*'' Carcinonemertes caissarum''
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Carcinonemertes caissarum
''Carcinonemertes'' is a genus of nemerteans belonging to the family Carcinonemertidae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
Species:
*''Carcinonemertes australiensis''
*'' Carcinonemertes caissarum''
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Carcinonemertes errans
''Carcinonemertes errans'' is a ribbon worm in the family Carcinonemertidae. It lives in symbiosis with the Dungeness crab (''Metacarcinus magister''), consuming the crab's developing eggs. In 1980 it was implicated in the collapse of the Dungen ...
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References
Monostilifera
Nemertea genera
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