Story: Marine animals without backbones
Ribbon worms are long, thin and unsegmented. They are commonly found under tidal rocks or around the base of seaweed. A number are brightly coloured or striped. All are predators. They slide along on a film of mucus and shoot their long proboscis at their prey. The proboscis is usually tucked inside the body until needed.
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NIWA - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Reference: R. Gibson,'The invertebrate fauna of New Zealand: Nemertea (ribbon worms). NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 118 (2002): frontispiece
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