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Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774)

122536  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122536)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. <em>Havniæ et Lipsiæ.</em> Vol. 1, Pars Ima: 1-136 [1773]; Pars Altera: 1-72 + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig), Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Distribution Artic south to Cape Cod and east of Long Island Sound but see Identification note.  
Distribution Artic south to Cape Cod and east of Long Island Sound but see Identification note. [details]
Norenburg, J.; Gibson, R.; Herrera Bachiller, A.; Strand, M. (2021). World Nemertea Database. Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774). Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122536 on 2024-04-24
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122536 on 2024-04-24
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
2005-07-18 07:07:26Z
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2018-01-02 18:28:24Z
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original description  (of ) Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. <em>Havniæ et Lipsiæ.</em> Vol. 1, Pars Ima: 1-136 [1773]; Pars Altera: 1-72 + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig), Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

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 Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP. [details]   

additional source Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]   

additional source Thomas, M. L. H. (1983). Marine and coastal systems of the Quoddy Region, New Brunswick. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 64:1-306. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]   

additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

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  PDF available 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   

additional source Cherneva, I. A.; Chernyshev, A. V.; Ekimova, I. A.; Polyakova, N. E.; Schepetov, D. M.; Turanov, S. V.; Neretina, T. V.; Chaban, E. M.; Malakhov, V. V. (2018). Species identity and genetic structure of nemerteans of the “Lineus ruber–viridis” complex (Muller, 1774) from Arctic waters. <em>Polar Biology.</em> 42(3): 497-506., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2438-7 [details]   

source of synonymy Bürger, O. (1904). Nemertini. Das Tierreich, 20: 1-151 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

redescription Krämer, D.; Schmidt, C.; Podsiadlowski, L.; Beckers, P.; Horn, L.; Von Döhren, J. (2016). Unravelling the Lineus ruber/viridis species complex (Nemertea, Heteronemertea). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12185
note: Most recent taxonomic treatment of complex, separating the two species and designating neotypes. [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Distribution Artic south to Cape Cod and east of Long Island Sound but see Identification note. [details]

Habitat Infralittoral of the Gulf of St Lawrence? and estuary but see Identification note. Littoral in Gulf of Maine, Bay of Fundy south to Cape Cod. [details]

Identification In NW Atlantic, Lineus ruber and Lineus viridis are commonly confused, especially with larger, dark-colored specimens. Head is reddish in former, greenish (but with reddish brain) in latter. [details]

Synonymy Borlasia gesserensis (partim) = Lineus ruber
Gordius gesserensis (partim) = Lineus ruber
Gordius minor (partim) = Lineus ruber
Lineus gesserensis (partim) = Lineus ruber
Lineus obscurus (partim) may be synonym to Lineus ruber , but there still is some uncertainty about the genusname of the first mentionned species [details]
LanguageName 
Danish variabel slimbændel  [details]
Dutch rode snoerworm  [details]
English red ribbon wormred bootlace  [details]
French némerte rouge  [details]
German Roter Schnurwurmrote Nemertine  [details]
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