Meara stichopi
| Meara stichopi | |
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| Three individuals of Meara stichopi with a length between 1–2 mm. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha |
| Class: | Nemertodermatida |
| Family: | Nemertodermatidae |
| Genus: | Meara Westblad, 1949 |
| Species: | M. stichopi
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| Binomial name | |
| Meara stichopi Westblad, 1949
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Meara is a genus of bilaterally symmetric, small aquatic worms in the phylum Acoelomorpha.[1] This genus contains only one species, Meara stichopi, a parasite of the sea cucumber Parastichopus tremulus. It occurs in Norway and Sweden.[2]
References
- ^ Børve, A.; Hejnol, A. (2014). "Development and juvenile anatomy of the nemertodermatid Meara stichopi (Bock) Westblad 1949 (Acoelomorpha)". Frontiers in Zoology. 11 (1): 50. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-11-50. PMC 4094782. PMID 25024737.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Tyler, S., Artois, T.; Schilling, S.; Hooge, M.; Bush, L.F. (eds) (2006-2018). World List of turbellarian worms: Acoelomorpha, Catenulida, Rhabditophora. Meara stichopi Westblad, 1949. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=142803 on 2019-07-20