Nemertea Flashcards
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Habitat and Lifestyle
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Mostly marine, benthic Long, thin, somewhat dorso-ventrally flattened, ciliated epidermis Extensible bodies Secrete cellophane-like tubes Predatory -- proboscis apparatus
2
Q
Phylogeny
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Closely related to Annelida and Mollusca
They are eucoelomate
3
Q
Reproduction
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Dioecious
Transient gonads
Broadcast spawn
Free swimming larva
