WoRMS taxon details
Lineus Sowerby, 1806
122358 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122358)
accepted
Genus
Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) (type by subsequent designation)
Borlasia Oken, 1815 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Genus was established for B...)
Genus was established for B angliae Oken, 1815 – now syn. with Lineus longissimus but the generic name has subsequently been used for species since transferred to several other genera. No valid Borlasia-species exist today.
Cerebratula van Beneden, 1861 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heterolineus Friedrich, 1935 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Nemertes (Borlasia) Johnston, 1837 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiocephalus Blainville, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophyocephalus Chiaje, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Lineus acutifrons Southern, 1913
- Species Lineus albifrons Coe, 1934
- Species Lineus albocinctus Verrill, 1900
- Species Lineus albonasus Verrill, 1900
- Species Lineus alienus Bürger, 1895
- Species Lineus anellatus Monastero, 1930
- Species Lineus angulosus Korotkevich, 1978
- Species Lineus arenicola (Verrill, 1873)
- Species Lineus atradentis Korotkevich, 1978
- Species Lineus atrocaeruleus (Schmarda, 1859)
- Species Lineus auripunctatus (Grube, 1855)
- Species Lineus aurostriatus (Bürger, 1890)
- Species Lineus australis (Punnett, 1900)
- Species Lineus autrani Joubin, 1905
- Species Lineus bergendali Senz, 1996
- Species Lineus binigrilinearis Gibson, 1990
- Species Lineus bioculatus Sundberg & Gibson, 1995
- Species Lineus bipunctatus Takakura, 1898
- Species Lineus bonaerensis Moretto, 1971
- Species Lineus boutani (Joubin, 1893)
- Species Lineus cancelli Iwata, 1954
- Species Lineus capensis Wheeler, 1940
- Species Lineus caputornatus Takakura, 1898
- Species Lineus cinereus Punnett, 1903
- Species Lineus cingulatus (Stimpson, 1855)
- Species Lineus clandestinus Krämer, Schmidt, Podsiadlowski, Beckers, Horn & Von Döhren, 2016
- Species Lineus coccinus Bürger, 1892
- Species Lineus collaris (Schmarda, 1859)
- Species Lineus coloratus (Bürger, 1890)
- Species Lineus copus Corrêa, 1958
- Species Lineus crosslandi Punnett & Cooper, 1909
- Species Lineus desori Schmidt, 1946
- Species Lineus dohrnii (Hubrecht, 1879)
- Species Lineus fischeri Senz, 1997
- Species Lineus flammeus Monastero, 1930
- Species Lineus flavescens Coe, 1904
- Species Lineus frauenfeldi Senz, 1997
- Species Lineus galbanus (Bürger, 1890)
- Species Lineus gesserensis (O.F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Lineus gilbus Bürger, 1892
- Species Lineus gilviceps Sundberg & Gibson, 1995
- Species Lineus glaucus (Bürger, 1890)
- Species Lineus grubei (Hubrecht, 1879)
- Species Lineus hancocki Punnett & Cooper, 1909
- Species Lineus hiatti Coe, 1947
- Species Lineus hubrechti (Langerhans, 1880)
- Species Lineus indicus Punnett & Cooper, 1909
- Species Lineus insignis Senz, 1993
- Species Lineus iota Joubin, 1902
- Species Lineus islandicus Friedrich, 1958
- Species Lineus kennelii Bürger, 1892
- Species Lineus kolaensis Ushakov, 1928
- Species Lineus kristinebergensis Gering, 1912
- Species Lineus lacteus (Rathke, 1843)
- Species Lineus lacticapitatus Wheeler, 1940
- Species Lineus lobianki Bürger, 1892
- Species Lineus longifissus sensu Iwata, 1952
- Species Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770)
- Species Lineus marisalbi Ushakov, 1926
- Species Lineus mascarensis Punnett & Cooper, 1909
- Species Lineus molochinus Bürger, 1892
- Species Lineus monolineatus Staub, 1900
- Species Lineus nigrobrunneus Bergendal, 1903
- Species Lineus nigrofuscus (Stimpson, 1857)
- Species Lineus nigrostriatus Iwata, 1954
- Species Lineus obscurus (Desor, 1848)
- Species Lineus oculatus Montagu, 1808
- Species Lineus orientalis Punnett & Cooper, 1901
- Species Lineus ornatus Wheeler, 1940
- Species Lineus pallidus Verrill, 1879
- Species Lineus parvulus Bürger, 1892
- Species Lineus patulus Isler, 1900
- Species Lineus pictifrons Coe, 1904
- Species Lineus picus Corrêa, 1958
- Species Lineus polyophthalmus (Schmarda, 1859)
- Species Lineus pseudoruber (Friedrich, 1935)
- Species Lineus psittacinus (Bürger, 1890)
- Species Lineus quadratus Korotkevich, 1978
- Species Lineus ramosus Isler, 1900
- Species Lineus rovinjensis Senz, 1995
- Species Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774)
- Species Lineus rubescens Coe, 1904
- Species Lineus rufocaudatus Bürger, 1892
- Species Lineus sainthilairi Ushakov, 1926
- Species Lineus sanguineus (Rathke, 1799)
- Species Lineus scandinaviensis Punnett, 1903
- Species Lineus schultzei Senz, 2001
- Species Lineus sowerbyi Senz, 2001
- Species Lineus spatiosus Iwata, 1954
- Species Lineus stigmatus Coe, 1951
- Species Lineus subcingulatus Takakura, 1898
- Species Lineus trilobulatus Korotkevich, 1978
- Species Lineus truncatus (Hubrecht, 1887)
- Species Lineus turqueti Joubin, 1905
- Species Lineus variegatus Chapuis, 1886
- Species Lineus versicolor Bürger, 1892
- Species Lineus viridis (Müller, 1774)
- Species Lineus vittatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Species Lineus viviparus Isler, 1900
- Species Lineus albolineatus Coe, 1904 accepted as Lineus bilineatus (Renier, 1804) accepted as Siphonenteron bilineatum Meneghini in Renier, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lineus alborostratus Takakura, 1898 accepted as Kulikovia alborostrata (Takakura, 1898) (Comb. Nov.)
- Species Lineus albovittatus (Stimpson, 1855) accepted as Notospermus albovittatus (Stimpson, 1855) (synonym)
- Species Lineus albo-vittatus accepted as Notospermus albovittatus (Stimpson, 1855) (synonym)
- Species Lineus anas accepted as Notospermus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Lineus annulatus accepted as Tubulanus annulatus (Montagu, 1804) (synonym)
- Species Lineus arenicolus accepted as Lineus rovinjensis Senz, 1995 (synonym)
- Species Lineus ater (Girard, 1851) sensu Coe, 1951 accepted as Dushia atra (Girard, 1851) sensu Corrêa, 1963 accepted as Dushia wijnhoffae Schwartz & Norenburg, 2019 (uncertain synonym)
- Species Lineus bilineata (Renier, 1804) accepted as Lineus bilineatus (Renier, 1804) accepted as Siphonenteron bilineatum Meneghini in Renier, 1847 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Lineus bilineatus (Renier, 1804) accepted as Siphonenteron bilineatum Meneghini in Renier, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lineus bivittatus accepted as Cerebratulus bivittatus Uljanin, 1870 (synonym)
- Species Lineus corrugatus McIntosh, 1876 accepted as Parborlasia corrugatus (McIntosh, 1876) (synonym)
- Species Lineus corrugatus sensu Stephenson, Stephenson & Du Toit, 1937 accepted as Lineus ornatus Wheeler, 1940 (unaccepted > misapplication, misidentification)
- Species Lineus digueti accepted as Notospermus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Lineus fulvus Iwata, 1954 accepted as Kulikovia fulva (Iwata, 1954) (Comb. Nov.)
- Species Lineus fuscoviridis Takakura, 1898 accepted as Notospermus fuscoviridis (Takakura, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lineus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) accepted as Notospermus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Lineus glandulosa accepted as Chilineus glandulosa (Bürger, 1895) (uncertain assignment to Micrura/Lineus)
- Species Lineus gracilis accepted as Emplectonema gracile (Johnston, 1837) (synonym)
- Species Lineus gurjanovae Korotkevich, 1977 accepted as Poseidon viridis Müller, 1774
- Species Lineus linearis Montagu, 1808 (unaccepted > unavailable name, MS name)
- Species Lineus longifissus sensu Takakura, 1898 accepted as Corsoua takakurai Hookabe & Kajihara, 2020 (unaccepted > misapplication)
- Species Lineus mcintoshii (Langerhans, 1880) accepted as Evelineus mcintoshii (Langerhans, 1880) (Synonymy hypothesis)
- Species Lineus mitellatus accepted as Notospermus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Lineus niveus Punnett, 1903 accepted as Cerebratulus niveus (Punnett, 1903) (basionym)
- Species Lineus piperatus (Stimpson, 1855) accepted as Iwatanemertes piperata (Stimpson, 1855) (synonym)
- Species Lineus socialis (Leidy, 1855) accepted as Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799) accepted as Lineus sanguineus (Rathke, 1799) (Subjective synonymy)
- Species Lineus torquatus Coe, 1901 accepted as Kulikovia torquatus (Coe, 1901) (Synonymy)
- Species Lineus uschakovi Korotkevich, 1977 accepted as Poseidon viridis Müller, 1774 (synonym)
- Species Lineus nipponensis Senz, 2001 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Lineus viridis Saint-Loup, 1886 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, junior homonym, not a valid species)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sowerby, J. (1806). The British miscellany; or, Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects : many not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the British Isles: and chiefly in the possession of the author, James Sowerby. R. Taylor & Co., London, Vol. 1-2 136 pp., 76 plates., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.41623
page(s): 15 [details]
page(s): 15 [details]
Norenburg, J.; Gibson, R.; Herrera Bachiller, A.; Strand, M. (2024). World Nemertea Database. Lineus Sowerby, 1806. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122358 on 2024-06-07
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original description
Sowerby, J. (1806). The British miscellany; or, Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects : many not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the British Isles: and chiefly in the possession of the author, James Sowerby. R. Taylor & Co., London, Vol. 1-2 136 pp., 76 plates., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.41623
page(s): 15 [details]
original description (of Ophiocephalus Blainville, 1828) Blainville, H. M. D de [Henri-Marie Ducrotay]. (1828). Mollusques, Vers et Zoophytes <b>[entries in VEA-VERS, volume 57]</b>. <em>In: Dictionnaire des Sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-memês, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suive d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes.</em> vol. 57 [Tome LVII. Vea - Vers] F.G. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25316522 [details]
original description (of Cerebratula van Beneden, 1861) Beneden, P.J. van. (1861). Recherches sur la Faune littorale de Belgique - Turbellariés. <em>Memoires de l'Academie royale des sciences de Belgique.</em> 32: 3–56. With 7 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32732165 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 152-156 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 15 [details]
original description (of Ophiocephalus Blainville, 1828) Blainville, H. M. D de [Henri-Marie Ducrotay]. (1828). Mollusques, Vers et Zoophytes <b>[entries in VEA-VERS, volume 57]</b>. <em>In: Dictionnaire des Sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-memês, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suive d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes.</em> vol. 57 [Tome LVII. Vea - Vers] F.G. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25316522 [details]
original description (of Cerebratula van Beneden, 1861) Beneden, P.J. van. (1861). Recherches sur la Faune littorale de Belgique - Turbellariés. <em>Memoires de l'Academie royale des sciences de Belgique.</em> 32: 3–56. With 7 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32732165 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 152-156 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]