Nemertodermatidae

{{Short description|Family of acoelomorphs}}

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| authority = Steinböck, 1930

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Nemertodermatidae is a family of wormlike animals in the phylum Acoelomorpha. They are similar to the flatworms of the phylum Platyhelminthes, and were traditionally classified as such.

These are hermaphroditic marine worms with ciliated bodies containing a "sack-like gut".Børve, A. and A. Hejnol. (2014). [http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/11/1/50 Development and juvenile anatomy of the nemertodermatid Meara stichopi (Bock) Westblad 1949 (Acoelomorpha).] Frontiers in Zoology 11 50.

There are four genera:[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142054 Nemertodermatidae Steinböck, 1930.] In: Tyler, S. and T. Artois. World list of Acoelomorpha. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). 2014.

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Category:Nemertodermatida

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