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List of Nemertea of Ireland

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This is a list of the 44 species of Nemertea (ribbon worms, proboscis worms) found in Ireland.[1] [2]

1, 2 Euborlasia elizabethae (Lineidae);3 Micrura purpurea (Lineidae); 4 Leucocephalonemertes aurantiaca (Lineidae);5 Carinella annulata (Tubulanidae);6 Emplectonema neesii (Örsted, 1843)
Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770)

Family Lineidae

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Tetrastemmatidae, Oerstediidae, Drepanophoridae
Tubulanus superbus

References

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  1. ^ Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E.(eds) 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas.Ulster Museum and The Marine Conservation Society, Belfast and Ross-on-Wye.
  2. ^ Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 152-156