''Micrura'' is a genus of
nemerteans
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 ...
belonging to the family
Lineidae
Lineidae is a family of nemertean worms. It contains the following genera:
* '' Aetheolineus'' Senz, 1993
* '' Ammolineus'' Senz, 2001
* ''Antarctolineus'' Muller & Scripcariu, 1964
* ''Apatronemertes'' Wilfert & Gibson, 1974
* '' Australineus'' ...
.
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 ...
.
Species
Species:
*''
Micrura achrostocephala''
*''
Micrura affinis''
*''
Micrura akkeshiensis''
References
Lineidae
Nemertea genera
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