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Classification System of the Higher Taxa of Enoplan Nemerteans (NEMERTEA, ENOPLA)

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The main classifications of the subclass Enopla were revised, and a new classification of enoplan nemerteans was proposed. The status of the orders Pelagica, Reptantia, and Bdellomorpha remained unchanged. The group Monostilifera was classified into two genera: Cratenemertea ord. n. and Eumonostilifera ord. n. The following new taxa were distinguished: Sagaminemertida infraord. nov., Sagaminemertidae fam. nov., Uniporida infraord. nov., Drepanophorida infraord. nov., and Korotkevitschiidae fam. nov.

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Chernyshev, A.V. Classification System of the Higher Taxa of Enoplan Nemerteans (NEMERTEA, ENOPLA). Russian Journal of Marine Biology 29 (Suppl 1), S57–S65 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:RUMB.0000011717.06390.30

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