WoRMS taxon details
Emplectonema ophiocephalum (Schmarda, 1859)
176639 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:176639)
accepted
Species
Baseodiscus ophiocephalus ? · unaccepted (New Combination)
Emplectonema ophiocephala (Schmarda, 1859) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Nemertes ophiocephala · unaccepted (synonym)
Ommatoplea ophiocephala Schmarda, 1859 · unaccepted (New combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(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] 
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Emplectonema ophiocephalum (Schmarda, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=176639 on 2025-11-27
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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]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
