Argonemertes dendyi is a species of enoplan; one of just twelve known species of land-dwelling ribbon worms.[1]
| Argonemertes dendyi | |
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| An individual around Auckland. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nemertea |
| Class: | Enopla |
| Order: | Hoplonemertea |
| Family: | Acteonemertidae |
| Genus: | Argonemertes |
| Species: | A. dendyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Argonemertes dendyi (Dakin 1915)
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Taxonomy edit
Argonemertes dendyi was originally classified in the genus Geonemertes by William John Dakin. Dakin discovered and described the new species when he was searching for velvet worms in Western Australia's Darling Scarp.[2]: 567
A. dendyi belongs to the suborder Monostilifera, a clade defined having just one stylet – a small hard spine in their proboscis.[3]
Distribution edit
Argonemertes dendyi is believed to originate from Australia (where it was first described), but has been found in the British Isles, the Azores, the Canary Islands, California, Hawaii, Europe, and the North Island of New Zealand.[4]: 141 [5]: 66
References edit
- ^ a b "World Nemertea Database - Argonemertes dendyi (Dakin, 1915)". www.marinespecies.org. Archived from the original on 25 Feb 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ Dakin, W.J.; London, Zoological Society of; London, Zoological Society of (1915), "Fauna of West Australia.-III. A new Nemertean, Geonemertes dendyi, sp. n., being the first recorded Land Nemertean from Western Australia. By W. J. DAKIN, D.Sc., F.U.S., Professor of Biology in the University of W. Australia.", Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, London: Academic Press, [etc.], pp. 567–570, retrieved 2024-02-25
- ^ Ruppert, E.E., Fox, R.S., and Barnes, R.D. (2004). "Nemertea". Invertebrate Zoology (7 ed.). Brooks / Cole. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-03-025982-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Howarth, Francis G.; Moore, Janet (April 1983), "The Land Ne mertine Argonemertes dendyi (Dakin) in Hawaii (Nemertinea: Hoplonemertinea: Prosorhochmidae)" (PDF), PacificScience, vol. 37, no. 2, University of Hawaii Press, pp. 141–144, archived from the original (PDF) on 4 Nov 2018
- ^ Gibson, Ray, The Invertebrate Fauna of New Zealand: Nemertea (Ribbon Worms), ISSN 1174-0043
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