WoRMS name details
Procephalothrix filiformis (Johnston, 1828)
122602 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122602)
unaccepted
Species
Borlasia filiformis (Johnston, 1828) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cephalothrix longissima Keferstein, 1862 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gordius gracilis Dalyell, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
(of Planaria filiformis Johnston, 1828) Johnston, G. (1828). Contributions to the British fauna. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 4(13): 52–57., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310431
page(s): 56–57 [details]
page(s): 56–57 [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Procephalothrix filiformis (Johnston, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122602 on 2025-07-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Planaria filiformis Johnston, 1828) Johnston, G. (1828). Contributions to the British fauna. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 4(13): 52–57., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310431
page(s): 56–57 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 152-156 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 56–57 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 152-156 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
additional source Beckers, P.; Loesel, R.; Bartolomaeus, T. (2013). The nervous systems of basally branching Nemertea (Palaeonemertea). <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 8(6): e66137., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066137 [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Beckers, P.; Loesel, R.; Bartolomaeus, T. (2013). The nervous systems of basally branching Nemertea (Palaeonemertea). <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 8(6): e66137., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066137 [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors






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Authority (Johnston, 1828-29) [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Cephalothrix longissima Keferstein, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Gordius gracilis Dalyell, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Borlasia filiformis (Johnston, 1828))
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Borlasia filiformis (Johnston, 1828))
To PESI (from synonym Cephalothrix longissima Keferstein, 1862)
To PESI (from synonym Gordius gracilis Dalyell, 1853)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (4 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Cephalothrix longissima Keferstein, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Gordius gracilis Dalyell, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Borlasia filiformis (Johnston, 1828))
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Borlasia filiformis (Johnston, 1828))
To PESI (from synonym Cephalothrix longissima Keferstein, 1862)
To PESI (from synonym Gordius gracilis Dalyell, 1853)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (4 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Image from synonym