Nemertea

Translingual

Etymology

Nemertes +‎ -ea, from Ancient Greek Νημερτής (Nēmertḗs, “Nemertes, a nereid in Greek mythology”).

Proper noun

Nemertea

1. Marine worms, including the ribbon worms, bootlace worms, or proboscis worms
   1. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Lophotrochozoa.
   2. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Spiralia.

Synonyms

• (phylum): Nemertini; Nemertinea; Rhynchocoela – phylum

Hypernyms

• (phylum in Spiralia): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum

Hyponyms

• (phylum): Anopla, Enopla, Paleonemertea – classes

Derived terms

• Bdellonemertea
• Schizonemertea
• nemertide

References

• Nemertea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nemertea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Nemertea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Nemertea at the Tree of Life Web Project