Abstract
Interstitial nemertines are highly specialized members of the phylum. All four orders are represented, but the hoplonemertines dominate in diversity and abundance. New genera and higher taxa are still being discovered. Brief reviews published during the last two decades summarize various aspects of the nature of interstitial nemertines. This presentation augments these reviews and provides a key designed for use with living interstitial nemertines. A procedure is advocated for formal topographic description of the cephalic ciliary cirri, thereby enhancing their potential taxonomic utility.
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Norenburg, J.L. Remarks on marine interstitial nemertines and key to the species. Hydrobiologia 156, 87–92 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00027981
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