Nemertodermatida — Details

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with intestine and simple mouth opening;
epithelial nervous system;
statocyst with 2 statoliths;
no excretory apparatus;
male genital pore in hind end;
without female ducts and accessory apparatus
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  • Sterrer W, 1998, , New and known Nemertodermatida (Playthelminthes-Acoelomorpha) -- a revision. Belgian J Zool 128: 55-92.
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