WoRMS name details

Emplectonema ophiocephala (Schmarda, 1859)

156409  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156409)

 unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Species
Baseodiscus ophiocephalus ? · unaccepted (New Combination)
Nemertes ophiocephala · unaccepted (synonym)
Ommatoplea ophiocephala Schmarda, 1859 · unaccepted (New combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Ommatoplea ophiocephala Schmarda, 1859) Schmarda, Ludwig K. (1859). Neue Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden, Beobachtet und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die erde 1853 bis 1857. Erster hälfte. <em>[Book].</em> 66 pp, W. Engelmann, Leipzig., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50347 [details] OpenAccess publication
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Emplectonema ophiocephala (Schmarda, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156409 on 2025-11-24
Date
action
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2005-05-12 12:08:05Z
created
2020-01-20 16:21:10Z
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2025-08-15 14:23:09Z
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Nomenclature

original description (of Ommatoplea ophiocephala Schmarda, 1859) Schmarda, Ludwig K. (1859). Neue Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden, Beobachtet und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die erde 1853 bis 1857. Erster hälfte. <em>[Book].</em> 66 pp, W. Engelmann, Leipzig., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50347 [details] OpenAccess publication

Taxonomy

redescription Wheeler, J. F. G. (1934). Nemerteans from the South Atlantic and southern oceans. Discovery Reports, 9: 215-294 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]