WoRMS name details
Meckelia Leuckart, 1828
147216 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147216)
unaccepted
Genus
- Species Meckelia asulcata McIntosh, 1874
- Species Meckelia olivacea Rathke, 1843
- Species Meckelia albo-vittata Simpson, 1855 accepted as Notospermus albovittatus (Stimpson, 1855) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia albula Stimpson, 1857 accepted as Cerebratulus albulus (Stimpson, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia angulata (Müller, 1774) accepted as Amphiporus angulatus (Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia annulata Grube, 1840 accepted as Notospermus annulatus (Grube, 1840) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia atrocaerulea Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Lineus atrocaeruleus (Schmarda, 1859) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia aurantiaca Grube, 1855 accepted as Leucocephalonemertes aurantiaca (Grube, 1855) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia australis Stimpson, 1857 accepted as Cerebratulus australis (Stimpson, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia bilineata (Renier, 1804) accepted as Lineus bilineatus (Renier, 1804) accepted as Siphonenteron bilineatum Renier in Menighini, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia borealis Diesing, 1862 accepted as Cerebratulus borealis (Diesing, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia borlasii (Cuvier, 1816) accepted as Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Meckelia capensis Diesing, 1862 accepted as Meckelia macrorrhochma Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Cerebratulus macrorrhochmus (Schmarda, 1859) (Synonym)
- Species Meckelia carmellina (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Borlasia carmellina Quatrefages, 1846 accepted as Baseodiscus delineatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia cerebratulus Diesing, 1850 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Species Meckelia ceylanica Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Micrura ceylanica (Schmarda, 1859) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia cingulata Stimpson, 1855 accepted as Lineus cingulatus (Stimpson, 1855) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia depressa (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Cerebratulus depressus Quatrefages, 1846 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia ehrenbergii Diesing, 1850 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Species Meckelia erythrorochma (Joubin, 1902) accepted as Cerebratulus erythrorochma Joubin, 1902 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia fasciata (Stimpson, 1857) accepted as Cerebratulus fasciatus Stimpson, 1857 accepted as Notospermus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia fasciatus accepted as Cerebratulus fasciatus Stimpson, 1857 accepted as Notospermus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia fragilis Girard, 1851 accepted as Micrura leidyi (Verrill, 1892) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia fusca (Fabricius, 1780) accepted as Nemertes fusca (Fabricius, 1780) accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia gracilis (Goodsir, 1845) accepted as Emplectonema gracile (Johnston, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Meckelia ingens Leidy, 1855 accepted as Cerebratulus lacteus (Leidy, 1851) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia knerii Diesing, 1850 accepted as Cerebratulus knerii (Diesing, 1850) accepted as Notospermus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (basionym)
- Species Meckelia lactea Leidy, 1851 accepted as Cerebratulus lacteus (Leidy, 1851) (basionym)
- Species Meckelia leuckarti Diesing, 1862 accepted as Cerebratulus annellatus (Leuckart, 1849) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Meckelia ligurica accepted as Cerebratulus liguricus Blanchard, 1849 (synonym)
- Species Meckelia lizziae Girard, 1853 accepted as Cerebratulus lacteus (Leidy, 1851) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia lurida Verrill, 1873 accepted as Tarrhomyos luridus (Verrill, 1873) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia macrorrhochma Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Cerebratulus macrorrhochmus (Schmarda, 1859) (basionym)
- Species Meckelia nigra Stimpson, 1855 accepted as Cerebratulus nigrus (Stimpson, 1855) accepted as Dushia nigra (Stimpson, 1855) (New Combination)
- Species Meckelia oerstedii (van Beneden, 1861) accepted as Lineus bilineatus (Renier, 1804) accepted as Siphonenteron bilineatum Renier in Menighini, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia piperata Stimpson, 1855 accepted as Iwatanemertes piperata (Stimpson, 1855) (New Combination)
- Species Meckelia pocohontas Girard, 1853 accepted as Cerebratulus lacteus (Leidy, 1851) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia rosea Leidy, 1851 accepted as Micrura leidyi (Verrill, 1892) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia serpentaria Diesing, 1850 accepted as Cerebratulus marginatus [Renier], [1804] (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Species Meckelia siphunculus (Delle Chiaje, 1825) accepted as Cerebratulus marginatus [Renier], [1804] (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Meckelia somatotomus Leuckart, 1828 accepted as Cerebratulus marginatus [Renier], [1804] (Synonym)
- Species Meckelia striata Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Myorhynchonemertes striata (Schmarda, 1859) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia taenia (Dalyell, 1853) accepted as Lineus bilineatus (Renier, 1804) accepted as Siphonenteron bilineatum Renier in Menighini, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia trigonocephala Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Micrura trigonocephala (Schmarda, 1859) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia trilineata accepted as Tubulanus annulatus (Montagu, 1804) (synonym)
- Species Meckelia urticans Müller, 1854 accepted as Cerebratulus urticans (Müller, 1854) (basionym)
- Species Meckelia vittata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) accepted as Lineus vittatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Meckelia atra Girard, 1851 accepted as Dushia atra (Girard, 1851) sensu Girard, 1851 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Meckelia pallida Diesing, 1850 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine
Not documented
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Meckelia Leuckart, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147216 on 2025-11-12
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
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 Meckelia synonymized with genera in Palaeo-, Hoplo- and Heteronemertea. [details]