WoRMS name details
Nemertes (Nemertes) Johnston, 1837
176793 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:176793)
unaccepted > junior homonym
Subgenus
Nemertes gracilis Johnston, 1837 accepted as Emplectonema gracile (Johnston, 1837) (type by subsequent designation)
Nemertes Johnston, 1837 accepted as Emplectonema Stimpson, 1857
- Species Nemertes (Nemertes) gracilis Johnston, 1837 accepted as Emplectonema gracile (Johnston, 1837) (Synonym)
- Species Nemertes (Nemertes) lactiflorea Johnston, 1837 accepted as Amphiporus lactifloreus (Johnston, 1828)
- Species Nemertes (Nemertes) melanocephala Johnston, 1837 accepted as Tetrastemma melanocephalum (Johnston, 1837)
- Species Nemertes (Nemertes) pulchra Johnston, 1837 accepted as Nipponnemertes pulcher (Johnston, 1837) accepted as Nipponnemertes pulchra (Johnston, 1837) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes (Nemertes) quadrioculata (Johnston, 1828) accepted as Tetrastemma candidum (Müller, 1774) (Synonym)
marine, terrestrial
recent only
Johnston, G. (1837). Miscellanea Zoologica. II. A description of some Planarian Worms. <em>Magazine of zoology and botany.</em> 1: 529-538., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40029948 [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Nemertes (Nemertes) Johnston, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=176793 on 2025-11-11
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Nomenclature
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Johnston, G. (1837). Miscellanea Zoologica. II. A description of some Planarian Worms. <em>Magazine of zoology and botany.</em> 1: 529-538., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40029948 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
