WoRMS taxon details
Cephalothrix galatheae Dieck, 1874
147030 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147030)
accepted
Species
Carinella galatheae · unaccepted (synonym)
Carinomella galatheae (Dieck, 1874) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
Dieck, G. (1874). Beiträge zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der Nemertinen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft, neue Folge.</em> 8(1): 500–521., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8428 plates only; http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35290 [details] 
Taxonomy Reported as a new species, Cephalothrix galatheae, found living on the galatheid crab Galathea strigosa.
Taxonomy Reported as a new species, Cephalothrix galatheae, found living on the galatheid crab Galathea strigosa. [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2026). World Nemertea Database. Cephalothrix galatheae Dieck, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147030 on 2026-01-13
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Nomenclature
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Dieck, G. (1874). Beiträge zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der Nemertinen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft, neue Folge.</em> 8(1): 500–521., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8428 plates only; http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35290 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (1995). Nemertean genera and species of the world: an annotated checklist of original names and description citations, synonyms, current taxonomic status, habitats and recorded zoogeographic distribution. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29(2): 271–561., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770161 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (1995). Nemertean genera and species of the world: an annotated checklist of original names and description citations, synonyms, current taxonomic status, habitats and recorded zoogeographic distribution. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29(2): 271–561., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770161 [details] Available for editors
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Synonymy Cephalothrix galatheae can be a synonym to Carcinonemertes carcinophila, as there is an uncertainty about the genusname of the first species [details]Synonymy Chernyshev, 2011 does not accept potential synonymy with Carcinonemertes carcinophila suggested by other authors. [details]
Taxonomy Reported as a new species, Cephalothrix galatheae, found living on the galatheid crab Galathea strigosa. [details]
