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Ribbon worms, also called bootlace worms or proboscis worms, derive their common names from their threadlike or ribbonlike form, and from the characteristic reversible proboscis which they use in prey capture or in burrowing.
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science.jrank.org/pages/5869/Ribbon-Worms.html
science.jrank.org/pages/5869/Ribbon-Worms.html
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An introduction to the biology, classification and ecology of Ribbon-worms the phylum Nemertea ... They are a quite successful phylum (900 named species)of mostly marine worms that are generally characterised by being extremely long and thin.
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www.earthlife.net/inverts/nemertea.html
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www.calacademy.org/research/izg/SFBay2K/ribbonworm.htm
www.calacademy.org/research/izg/SFBay2K/ribbonworm.htm
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Nemerteans are called ribbon worms because of their long, unsegmented bodies. There are approximately 26 species in the Arctic. These worms range from 1 to 10 cm in length and their epidermis (skin) is usually pink or purple in colour and covered with tiny hairs called cilia.
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www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpl/organisms/inverts/marine_inv...
www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpl/organisms/inverts/marine_inverts/nemerteans.htm
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Introduction to the Nemertini - Introduction to the Nemertini, the ribbon worms. A short page with a single photograph. ... Nemertea - Information on the classification of the ribbon worms with a photograph of Tubulanus rhabdotus.
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www.dmoz.org/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Animalia/N...
www.dmoz.org/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Animalia/Nemertea/
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Ribbon (or Proboscis) worms are carnivorous, feeding on small crustaceans and worms captured by a long, flexible proboscis shot out from a special cavity in the head, unique to this phylum. Characteristics:; 1. Symmetry bilateral.
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library.thinkquest.org/26153/marine/nemer.htm
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Ribbon worms are long, thin and unsegmented. They are commonly found under tidal rocks or around the base of seaweed. A number are brightly coloured or striped. All are predators. They slide along on a film of mucus and shoot their long proboscis at their prey. ... Simple worms...
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www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/SeaLife/MarineAnimalsW...
www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/SeaLife/MarineAnimalsWithoutBackbones/2/ENZ-Resources/Standard/4/en
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A common feature of many of the ribbon worms is the extremely thin and elongated, unsegmented body. Some can reach a length of 30 meters with a body diameter of only a few millimeters. A digestion channel runs in full body length from the primitive head to the tail end.
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www.seawater.no/fauna/slimormer/
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