Nectonematoidea

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Nectonematoidea [¦nek·tō‚ne·mə′tȯid·ē·ə]

(invertebrate zoology)

A monogeneric order of worms belonging to the class Nematomorpha, characterized by dorsal and ventral epidermal chords, a pseudocoele, and dorsal and ventral rows of bristles; adults are parasites of true crabs and hermit crabs.

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