Acteonemertidae

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Acteonemertidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nemertea
Class: Hoplonemertea
Order: Monostilifera
Infraorder: Oerstediina
Family: Acteonemertidae
Chernishev 2005

Acteonemertidae is a family of worms belonging to the order Monostilifera. [1] It contains 5 genera which are terrestrial and can be found on the Iberian Peninsula. [2]

Members of the family Acteonemertidae are a group of terrestrial and semi-terrestrial nemerteans. Nemerteans are ribbon worms with significant ecological diversity, with many species living on coastlines and fully terrestrial environments(Chernyshev, A. V. 2005). They are capable of surviving in harsh weather or water-scarce habitats by forming protective cocoons to prevent them from being dried out (Thollesson & Norenburg, 2003).


Genera: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Acteonemertidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Mateos, Eduardo; Giribet, Gonzalo (May 2008). "Exploring the molecular diversity of terrestrial nemerteans (Hoplonemertea, Monostilifera, Acteonemertidae) in a continental landmass". Zoologica Scripta. 37 (3): 235–243. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00324.x. ISSN   0300-3256. S2CID   84137044 . Retrieved 12 March 2022.

3. Chernyshev, A. V. (2005). System of Families of Enoplan Nemerteans of the Order Eumonostilifera (Nemertea: Enopla). Russian Journal of Marine Biology, 31, S27–S33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11179-006-0012-6

4. Thollesson, M., & Norenburg, J. L. (2003). Ribbon worm relationships: a phylogeny of the phylum Nemertea. Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences, 270(1513), 407–415. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2002.2254

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