Prosorhochmidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
nemertean worm
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 ...
s belonging to the
suborder
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Monostilifera
Monostilifera is a suborder of nemertean worms belonging to the class Enopla, a class of worms characterized by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in their proboscis.
Families
* Acteonemertidae
* Amphiporidae
* Carcinonemer ...
. It contains the following genera:
* ''
Antiponemertes''
* ''
Arhochmus''
Maslakova & Norenburg, 2008
* ''
Argonemertes''
* ''
Eonemertes''
Gibson, 1990
* ''
Gononemertes''
Bergendal, 1900
* ''
Geonemertes''
* ''
Prosadenoporus''
Bürger, 1890
* ''
Prosorhochmus''
Keferstein, 1862
References
Monostilifera
Nemertea families
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