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Nemertea; a name derived
from the name of the ancient Greek Sea Nymph or Nereid, known
as Nemertes, "the unerring one."

Some of the truly parasitic forms live
on crabs and are egg parasites. On the west coast of North
America, Carcinonemertes species are found infesting
several species of crabs. These are tiny nemerteans that live
on the outside of the crab's carapace. They eat the eggs of
the crabs; each worm can eat an egg or so a day. An infestation
of several dozen worms can effectively eat the entire yearly
spawn of the crab. These particular nemerteans can be of immense
economic importance, and have been credited with single handedly
destroying the economic viability of several Dungeness crab
fisheries along the coast.

Some can reach a length of 30 meters
with a body diameter of only a few millimeters.

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