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Nephasoma (Nephasoma) rimicola (Gibbs, 1973)
Nomenclature
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Genus: NephasomaSubgenus: Nephasoma (Nephasoma)
Species:
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) rimicola (Gibbs, 1973)
SUMMARY
This species is the only one in the genus with hooks arranged in several rings. The trunk has smooth and lustrous skin without prominent papillae. The oral disk has a circle of flattened tentacles surrounding the mouth, and a lobed nuchal organ. The transition from introvert to trunk is not sharply marked and the introvert tapers gradually towards its tip. A pair of nephridiopores opens anteriorly to the anus.