WoRMS name details
Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799)
155839 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155839)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Ramphogordius Rathke, 1843 accepted as Lineus Sowerby, 1805
Lineus communis Verrill, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the...
Distribution Bay of Fundy to Chesapeake Bay but see Identification note.
Distribution Western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of NL; Cobscook Bay to Chesapeake Bay; possibly locations worldwide. But, see Identification note. [details]
Distribution Bay of Fundy to Chesapeake Bay but see Identification note.
Distribution Bay of Fundy to Chesapeake Bay but see Identification note. [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155839 on 2025-06-30
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP. [details]
Other
additional source
Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Miner, R. W. (1950). Field book of seashore life. <em>G.P. Putnam & Sons.</em> 1-888. [details]
additional source Gosner, K.L. (1979). A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. Invertebrates and Seaweeds of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. <em>Wiley-Interscience, Boston.</em> 329pp., figs. 1-72, pls. 1-64. [pdf copepods only]. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Miner, R. W. (1950). Field book of seashore life. <em>G.P. Putnam & Sons.</em> 1-888. [details]
additional source Gosner, K.L. (1979). A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. Invertebrates and Seaweeds of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. <em>Wiley-Interscience, Boston.</em> 329pp., figs. 1-72, pls. 1-64. [pdf copepods only]. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diet generally for group, they are carnivorous; in some cases only the body juices are ingested but the whole prey may be taken in. feed on protozoans, other microfauna and at times prey their own size [details]Dimensions length up to 150 mm by 3 mm [details]
Distribution Western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of NL; Cobscook Bay to Chesapeake Bay; possibly locations worldwide. But, see Identification note. [details]
Distribution Bay of Fundy to Chesapeake Bay but see Identification note. [details]
Habitat intertidal [details]
Habitat benthic, living under rocks in soft substrata, or crawling among algae, hydroids, or in bottom debris, often in gregarious clumps. [details]
Identification Lineus viridis and NE USA Ramphogordius sanguineus (formerly Lineus socialis) are easily confused by non-specialists and even nemertinologists not very familiar with them. Hence, records attributed to either are suspect if ID was not done by one of few experts. [details]
Reproduction Sexes are separate when gonads form but gametogenesis seems generally to be aborted and asexual reproduction by fragmentation seems to be the norm. [details]
Synonymy Borlasia octoculata (partim) = Ramphogordius sanguineus
Gordius oculatus (partim) probably = Lineus sanguineus , but there still is some uncertainty about the genus name of the first mentionned species
Lineus oculatus (partim) probably = Lineus sanguineus, but there still is some uncertainty about the genus name of the first mentioned species [details]
remark species used to be named Lineus socialis; species fragment easily when handled [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | social lineus | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK Note: See Identification note.
To Barcode of Life (157 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Lineus communis Verrill, 1879)
To GenBank (458 nucleotides; 300 proteins)
To PESI Note: See Identification note.
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (10 records) (from synonym Lineus communis Verrill, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (4 records)
To Barcode of Life (157 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Lineus communis Verrill, 1879)
To GenBank (458 nucleotides; 300 proteins)
To PESI Note: See Identification note.
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (10 records) (from synonym Lineus communis Verrill, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (4 records)