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 2024-10-11
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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]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lineus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiocephalus) (from synonym Ophiocephalus Blainville, 1828)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (60 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096339)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiocephalus) (from synonym Ophiocephalus Blainville, 1828)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (60 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096339)
To ITIS