WoRMS taxon details
Fragilonemertes rosea (Leidy, 1851)
155868 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155868)
accepted
Species
Cerebratulus leidyi sensu Verrille, 1892 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cerebratulus leidyi sensu Coe, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)
Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954 · unaccepted (synonym)
Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Bay of Fundy south to Florida, including Cobscook Bay
Distribution Bay of Fundy south to Florida, including Cobscook Bay [details]
Norenburg, J.; Gibson, R.; Herrera Bachiller, A.; Strand, M. (2024). World Nemertea Database. Fragilonemertes rosea (Leidy, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155868 on 2024-09-24
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original description
(of Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954) Coe, W. R. (1943). Biology of the nemerteans of the Atlantic Coast of North America. Transactions of The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 35: 129-328 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993) Riser, N. W. (1993). Observations on the morphology of some North American nemertines with consequent taxonomic changes and a reassessment of the architectonics of the phylum. Hydrobiologia, 266(1-3): 141-157, available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00013364 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record 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 [request]
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 Miner, R. W. (1950). Field book of seashore life. <em>G.P. Putnam & Sons.</em> 1-888. [details]
additional source Gosner, K.L. (1979). A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. Invertebrates and Seaweeds of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. <em>Wiley-Interscience, Boston.</em> 329pp., figs. 1-72, pls. 1-64. [pdf copepods only]. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Norenburg, J. L. 2009. Nemertea of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 553–558 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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 [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
original description (of Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993) Riser, N. W. (1993). Observations on the morphology of some North American nemertines with consequent taxonomic changes and a reassessment of the architectonics of the phylum. Hydrobiologia, 266(1-3): 141-157, available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00013364 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record 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 [request]
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 Miner, R. W. (1950). Field book of seashore life. <em>G.P. Putnam & Sons.</em> 1-888. [details]
additional source Gosner, K.L. (1979). A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. Invertebrates and Seaweeds of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. <em>Wiley-Interscience, Boston.</em> 329pp., figs. 1-72, pls. 1-64. [pdf copepods only]. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Norenburg, J. L. 2009. Nemertea of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 553–558 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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 [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
From other sources
Diet generally for group, they are carnivorous; in some cases only the body juices are ingested but the whole prey may be taken in. feed on protozoans, other microfauna and at times prey their own size [details]Dimensions length up to 300 mm [details]
Distribution Bay of Fundy south to Florida, including Cobscook Bay [details]
Habitat benthic, living under rocks or in burrows in soft substrata, or crawling among algae, hydroids, or in bottom debris [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate; fertilization is external for most species. Asexual reproduction also occurs by fragmentation [details]
remark species used to be named Micrura leidyi; species fragment easily when handled [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | Leidy's micruran | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus leidyi sensu Verrille, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus leidyi sensu Coe, 1895)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fragilonemertes rosea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrura leidyi) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrura leidyi) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (1 record)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101753)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus leidyi sensu Verrille, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus leidyi sensu Coe, 1895)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fragilonemertes rosea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrura leidyi) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrura leidyi) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (1 record)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101753)