Ribbon Worm
Common Name: Ribbon Worm
Scientific Name: Nemertea
Phylum: Nemertea
Class: Lophotrochozoa
Specimen #: 79
Circumstance:Observed online
Specimen Condition: Specimen presumed dead
Location: Unknown (online)
Typical Habitat: Most nemerteans are marine animals that burrow in sediments, lurk in crevices between shells, stones or the holdfasts of algae or sessile animals. Some live deep in the open oceans, and have gelatinous bodies. Others build semi-permanent burrows lined with mucus or produce cellophane-like tubes. Mainly in the tropics and subtropics, about 12 species appear in freshwater, and about a dozen species live on land in cool, damp places, for example under rotting logs
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: Most nemerteans are marine animals that burrow in sediments, lurk in crevices between shells, stones or the holdfasts of algae or sessile animals. Some live deep in the open oceans, and have gelatinous bodies. Others build semi-permanent burrows lined with mucus or produce cellophane-like tubes. Mainly in the tropics and subtropics, about 12 species appear in freshwater, and about a dozen species live on land in cool, damp places, for example under rotting logs
Relationship with humans: No known relationship
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemertea
http://animal.discovery.com/worms/ribbon-worm-info.htm
Scientific Name: Nemertea
Phylum: Nemertea
Class: Lophotrochozoa
Specimen #: 79
Circumstance:Observed online
Specimen Condition: Specimen presumed dead
Location: Unknown (online)
Typical Habitat: Most nemerteans are marine animals that burrow in sediments, lurk in crevices between shells, stones or the holdfasts of algae or sessile animals. Some live deep in the open oceans, and have gelatinous bodies. Others build semi-permanent burrows lined with mucus or produce cellophane-like tubes. Mainly in the tropics and subtropics, about 12 species appear in freshwater, and about a dozen species live on land in cool, damp places, for example under rotting logs
Invasive? Not an invasive species
Natural area of growth: Most nemerteans are marine animals that burrow in sediments, lurk in crevices between shells, stones or the holdfasts of algae or sessile animals. Some live deep in the open oceans, and have gelatinous bodies. Others build semi-permanent burrows lined with mucus or produce cellophane-like tubes. Mainly in the tropics and subtropics, about 12 species appear in freshwater, and about a dozen species live on land in cool, damp places, for example under rotting logs
Relationship with humans: No known relationship
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemertea
http://animal.discovery.com/worms/ribbon-worm-info.htm