WoRMS taxon details
Lineus Sowerby, 1806
122358 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122358)
accepted
Genus
Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) (type by subsequent designation)
Cerebratula Van Beneden, 1861 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Heterolineus Friedrich, 1935 · 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 fuscoviridis Takakura, 1898
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 linearis Montagu, 1808
Species Lineus lobianki Bürger, 1892
Species Lineus longifissus sensu Takakura, 1898
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 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 bilineatus (Renier, 1804) accepted as Siphonenteron bilineatum Meneghini in Renier, 1847 (Synonymy)
Species Lineus bivittatus accepted as Cerebratulus bivittatus Uljanin, 1870 (synonym)
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 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 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)
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 fuscoviridis Takakura, 1898
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 linearis Montagu, 1808
Species Lineus lobianki Bürger, 1892
Species Lineus longifissus sensu Takakura, 1898
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 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 bilineatus (Renier, 1804) accepted as Siphonenteron bilineatum Meneghini in Renier, 1847 (Synonymy)
Species Lineus bivittatus accepted as Cerebratulus bivittatus Uljanin, 1870 (synonym)
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 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 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. (2023). 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 2023-03-29
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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 methodiquement des differens etres de la nature, consideres soit en eux-memes. d'apres l'etat actuel de nos connais sciences, soit relativement a l'utilite qu'en peuvent retirer la medicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suive d'une biographie des plus celebres 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.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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 methodiquement des differens etres de la nature, consideres soit en eux-memes. d'apres l'etat actuel de nos connais sciences, soit relativement a l'utilite qu'en peuvent retirer la medicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suive d'une biographie des plus celebres 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.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (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) (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
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