WoRMS taxon details
Tetrastemma Ehrenberg, 1831
122419 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122419)
accepted
Genus
Tetrastemma flavidum Ehrenberg, 1828 (type by monotypy)
Hecate Girard, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Loxorrhochma Schmarda, 1859 · unaccepted (Synonymy)
Otoloxorrhochma Diesing, 1863 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Psammamphiporus Gibson, 1989 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Quasitetrastemma Chernyshev, 2004 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Tetrastemma aberrans Coe, 1901
- Species Tetrastemma aequicolor Chernyshev, 2024
- Species Tetrastemma albomaculatum Chernyshev, 2016
- Species Tetrastemma album Hookabe, Kohtsuka, Fujiwara, Tsuchida & Ueshima, 2023
- Species Tetrastemma ambiguum Riches, 1893
- Species Tetrastemma amphiporoides Bürger, 1893
- Species Tetrastemma angulatus Senz, 1993
- Species Tetrastemma antarcticum Bürger, 1893
- Species Tetrastemma appendiculatum Chernyshev, 1998
- Species Tetrastemma aseptata (Friedrich, 1935)
- Species Tetrastemma assimile Örsted, 1844
- Species Tetrastemma bacescui Müller, 1962
- Species Tetrastemma baculus (Quatrefages, 1846)
- Species Tetrastemma basinum Corrêa, 1957
- Species Tetrastemma beaumonti (Southern, 1913)
- Species Tetrastemma benedeni Czerniavsky, 1880
- Species Tetrastemma bicolor Coe, 1901
- Species Tetrastemma bilineatum Coe, 1904
- Species Tetrastemma bioculatum Örsted, 1843
- Species Tetrastemma bistriatum (Timofeeva, 1912)
- Species Tetrastemma buxeum Bürger, 1895
- Species Tetrastemma candidum (Müller, 1774)
- Species Tetrastemma carneum Hookabe, Oya, Tsuchida, Fujiwara & Ueshima, 2023
- Species Tetrastemma cerasinum Bürger, 1895
- Species Tetrastemma cincum Corrêa, 1957
- Species Tetrastemma coronatum (Quatrefages, 1846)
- Species Tetrastemma cruciatum Bürger, 1895
- Species Tetrastemma cupido Hookabe, Kohtsuka & Kajihara, 2021
- Species Tetrastemma diadema Hubrecht, 1879
- Species Tetrastemma dubium Örsted, 1845
- Species Tetrastemma duboisi Bürger, 1893
- Species Tetrastemma dutoiti (Wheeler, 1940)
- Species Tetrastemma elegans (Girard, 1852)
- Species Tetrastemma elongatum (Stephenson, 1911)
- Species Tetrastemma enteroplecta (Corrêa, 1954)
- Species Tetrastemma falsum Bürger, 1895
- Species Tetrastemma flavidum Ehrenberg, 1828
- Species Tetrastemma fozense Gibson & Junoy, 1991
- Species Tetrastemma freyae Chernyshev, Polyakova, Vignesh, Jain, Sanjeevi, Norenburg & Rajesh, 2020
- Species Tetrastemma fulvum Kirsteuer, 1963
- Species Tetrastemma georgianum Bürger, 1893
- Species Tetrastemma glanduliferum Bürger, 1895
- Species Tetrastemma hansi Bürger, 1893
- Species Tetrastemma hermaphroditicum (Keferstein, 1868)
- Species Tetrastemma herouardi (Oxner, 1908)
- Species Tetrastemma herthae Corrêa, 1963
- Species Tetrastemma humile (Quatrefages, 1846)
- Species Tetrastemma incisum Stimpson, 1855
- Species Tetrastemma insolens Iwata, 1952
- Species Tetrastemma interruptum Bürger, 1895
- Species Tetrastemma jeani McCaul, 1963
- Species Tetrastemma kangauzi Chernyshev, 2003
- Species Tetrastemma kefersteinii (Marion, 1869)
- Species Tetrastemma kirsteueri Senz, 1995
- Species Tetrastemma knochii (Kölliker, 1845)
- Species Tetrastemma laminariae Ushakov, 1928
- Species Tetrastemma leonillae (Oxner, 1908)
- Species Tetrastemma lilianae Corrêa, 1958
- Species Tetrastemma longissimum Bürger, 1895
- Species Tetrastemma longistriatum Wheeler, 1934
- Species Tetrastemma lophoheliae Bergendal, 1903
- Species Tetrastemma maivikenensis Wheeler, 1934
- Species Tetrastemma marionis Joubin, 1890
- Species Tetrastemma melanocephalum (Johnston, 1837)
- Species Tetrastemma merula (Corrêa, 1954)
- Species Tetrastemma microocelli (Sun, 1995)
- Species Tetrastemma mixtum (Timofeeva, 1912)
- Species Tetrastemma montagui Senz, 2001
- Species Tetrastemma nanum Corrêa, 1957
- Species Tetrastemma nigrifrons Coe, 1904
- Species Tetrastemma nigrolineatum Wheeler, 1934
- Species Tetrastemma nimbatum Bürger, 1895
- Species Tetrastemma oerstedi Senz, 2001
- Species Tetrastemma olgarum Chernyshev, 1998
- Species Tetrastemma omicron Joubin, 1902
- Species Tetrastemma parallelos Abato, Yoshida & Kajihara, 2022
- Species Tetrastemma persona Hookabe, Kohtsuka, Fujiwara, Tsuchida & Ueshima, 2023
- Species Tetrastemma phaeobasisae Kulikova, 1987
- Species Tetrastemma pimaculatum Chernyshev, 1998
- Species Tetrastemma pinnatum Iwata, 1954
- Species Tetrastemma piolinum Corrêa, 1957
- Species Tetrastemma polyakovae Sagorny, von Döhren, Rouse & Tilic, 2022
- Species Tetrastemma portus Bürger, 1895
- Species Tetrastemma primum Corrêa, 1954
- Species Tetrastemma pseudocoronatum Chernyshev, 1998
- Species Tetrastemma quadrilineatum Coe, 1904
- Species Tetrastemma quadristriatum Langerhans, 1880
- Species Tetrastemma quadristriatum Grube, 1869
- Species Tetrastemma quatrefagesi (Bürger, 1904)
- Species Tetrastemma reticulatum Coe, 1904
- Species Tetrastemma robertianae McIntosh, 1874
- Species Tetrastemma rollandi Joubin, 1905
- Species Tetrastemma roseocephalum (Yamaoka, 1947)
- Species Tetrastemma roseum Verrill, 1892
- Species Tetrastemma schultzei Czerniavsky, 1880
- Species Tetrastemma scutelliferum Bürger, 1895
- Species Tetrastemma sexlineatum Coe, 1940
- Species Tetrastemma shohoense Hookabe, Kohtsuka, Fujiwara, Tsuchida & Ueshima, 2023
- Species Tetrastemma signifer Coe, 1904
- Species Tetrastemma simplex (Timofeev, 1911)
- Species Tetrastemma stanleyi Wheeler, 1934
- Species Tetrastemma stimpsoni Chernyshev, 1992
- Species Tetrastemma strandae Sagorny, von Döhren, Rouse & Tilic, 2022
- Species Tetrastemma subpellucidum Örsted, 1843
- Species Tetrastemma suhmi (Bürger, 1904)
- Species Tetrastemma sundbergi Sagorny, von Döhren, Rouse & Tilic, 2022
- Species Tetrastemma tanikelyensis Kirsteuer, 1965
- Species Tetrastemma timofeevai Gibson, 1995
- Species Tetrastemma tristibruna Sundberg & Gibson, 1995
- Species Tetrastemma turdum Corrêa, 1957
- Species Tetrastemma tutus (Monastero, 1930)
- Species Tetrastemma unicolor (Hubrecht, 1879)
- Species Tetrastemma vastum Bürger, 1895
- Species Tetrastemma verinigrum Iwata, 1954
- Species Tetrastemma vermiculus (Quatrefages, 1846)
- Species Tetrastemma verrilli (Bürger, 1904)
- Species Tetrastemma viera (Timofeev, 1911)
- Species Tetrastemma viperula (Timofeev, 1911)
- Species Tetrastemma virgatum Kirsteuer, 1963
- Species Tetrastemma vittigerum (Bürger, 1904)
- Species Tetrastemma weddelli Wheeler, 1934
- Species Tetrastemma wilsoni Coe, 1943
- Species Tetrastemma worki Corrêa, 1961
- Species Tetrastemma albicollis Ushakov, 1928 accepted as Amphiporus superbus (Girard in Stimpson, 1854) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma albidum Coe, 1905 accepted as Prosorhochmus albidus (Coe, 1905) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma algae (Dalyell, 1853) accepted as Tetrastemma candidum (Müller, 1774) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma arctica Ushakov, 1926 accepted as Arctostemma arcticum (Ushakov, 1926) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Tetrastemma belgicae Bürger, 1904 accepted as Antarctonemertes belgica (Bürger, 1904) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma caecum Coe, 1901 accepted as Amphinemertes caeca (Coe, 1901) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma cruciatus sensu Senz, 1993 accepted as Tetrastemma kirsteueri Senz, 1995 (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma flagellatum Montgomery, 1897 accepted as Tetrastemma vermiculus (Quatrefages, 1846) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma flavida McIntosh, 1873-1874 accepted as Nemertopsis flavida (McIntosh, 1873-1874) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma fozensis Gibson & Junoy, 1991 accepted as Tetrastemma fozense Gibson & Junoy, 1991 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Tetrastemma glandulidorsum Müller, 1976 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, No description, lapsus calami for Tetrastemma glanduliferum?)
- Species Tetrastemma groenlandicum Diesing, 1850 accepted as Tetrastemma candidum (Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma hermaphroditica (Keferstein, 1868) accepted as Tetrastemma hermaphroditicum (Keferstein, 1868) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Tetrastemma humilis (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Tetrastemma humile (Quatrefages, 1846) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Tetrastemma immutabile Riches, 1893 accepted as Oerstedia immutabilis (Riches, 1893) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma longicapitatum Orsted, 1845 accepted as Tetrastemma flavidum Ehrenberg, 1828 (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma longicapitatum Örsted, 1845 accepted as Tetrastemma flavidum Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma maculatum Sumner, 1894 accepted as Oerstedia nigra (Riches, 1893) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma minuta (Friedrich, 1935) accepted as Paraminutanemertes minuta (Friedrich, 1935) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Tetrastemma nigra Riches, 1893 accepted as Oerstedia nigra (Riches, 1893) (Synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma nigrum Riches, 1893 accepted as Oerstedia nigra (Riches, 1893) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma obscurum Schultze, 1851 accepted as Cyanophthalma obscura (Schultze, 1851) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma papilliformis Korotkevich, 1977 accepted as Kurilonemertes papilliformis (Korotkevich, 1977) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Tetrastemma phyllospadicola Stricker, 1985 accepted as Antarctonemertes phyllospadicola (Stricker, 1985) accepted as Kurilonemertes phyllospadicola (Stricker, 1985) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma quasioculata Korotkevich, 1977 accepted as Kurilonemertes papilliformis (Korotkevich, 1977) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma rufescens Örsted, 1843 accepted as Tetrastemma coronatum (Quatrefages, 1846) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma rustica Joubin, 1890 accepted as Oerstedia rustica (Joubin, 1890) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma rusticum Joubin, 1890 accepted as Oerstedia rustica (Joubin, 1890) (Synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma serpentina Girard, 1851 accepted as Tetrastemma candidum (Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma stigmatum (sensu Yamaoka, 1940) accepted as Tetrastemma stimpsoni Chernyshev, 1992 (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma unilineatum Joubin, 1910 accepted as Antarctonemertes unilineata (Joubin, 1910) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma viride Kulikova, 1989 accepted as Protetrastemma viride (Kulikova, 1989) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Tetrastemma vittata Verrill, 1874 accepted as Cyanophthalma vittata (Verrill, 1874) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma vittatum (Hubrecht, 1879) sensu Bürger, 1895 accepted as Tetrastemma vittigerum (Bürger, 1904) (synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma yamaokai Iwata, 1954 accepted as Tetrastemma roseocephalum (Yamaoka, 1947) (Junior Synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma albolineatum (Timofeeva, 1912) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tetrastemma bipeltatum (Timofeeva, 1912) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tetrastemma brunnea (Friedrich, 1935) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tetrastemma capitatum Lebedinsky, 1889 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tetrastemma cassidens (Marenzeller, 1886) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tetrastemma cephalophorum Bürger, 1895 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tetrastemma graeffei (Diesing, 1863) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tetrastemma helvolum Bürger, 1895 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tetrastemma peltatum Bürger, 1895 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tetrastemma stigmatum Stimpson, 1857 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tetrastemma tridentata accepted as Tetrastemma tridentatum Korotkevich, 1977 (uncertain > nomen dubium, synonym)
- Species Tetrastemma tridentatum Korotkevich, 1977 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine
neuter
Not documented
LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:10C06DDB-6FE8-43D7-AFBD-4D26DCF932A7
LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:10C06DDB-6FE8-43D7-AFBD-4D26DCF932A7 [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Tetrastemma Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122419 on 2025-04-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Psammamphiporus Gibson, 1989) Gibson, R. (1989). Redescription and taxonomic reappraisal of Amphiporus elongatus Stephenson (Nemertinea, Enopla) from the Firth of Clyde. Zoologica Scripta, 18(2): 357-364 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Hecate Girard, 1852) Girard, C. (1852). Descriptions of two new genera and two species of Nemertes. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 4: 185-186 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Quasitetrastemma Chernyshev, 2004) Chernyshev, A. V. (2004). Two new genera of nemertean worms of the family Tetrastemmatidae (Nemertea: Monostilifera). <em>Zoosystematica Rossica.</em> 12(2): 151–156. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Chernyshev, A. V.; Polyakova, N. E.; Kajihara, H.; Norenburg, J. L. (2021). A molecular phylogeny of <i>Tetrastemma</i> and its allies (Nemertea, Monostilifera). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 50 (6): 824–836., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12511 [details]

original description (of Hecate Girard, 1852) Girard, C. (1852). Descriptions of two new genera and two species of Nemertes. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 4: 185-186 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Quasitetrastemma Chernyshev, 2004) Chernyshev, A. V. (2004). Two new genera of nemertean worms of the family Tetrastemmatidae (Nemertea: Monostilifera). <em>Zoosystematica Rossica.</em> 12(2): 151–156. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Chernyshev, A. V.; Polyakova, N. E.; Kajihara, H.; Norenburg, J. L. (2021). A molecular phylogeny of <i>Tetrastemma</i> and its allies (Nemertea, Monostilifera). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 50 (6): 824–836., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12511 [details]
Other
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 Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]

additional source Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]




From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:10C06DDB-6FE8-43D7-AFBD-4D26DCF932A7 [details]
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Japanese | テトラステマ属 | [details] |
3x5 J.S. Ho Taxonomic Card - Tetrastemma
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Psammamphiporus) (from synonym Psammamphiporus Gibson, 1989)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Quasitetrastemma) (from synonym Quasitetrastemma Chernyshev, 2004)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tetrastemma)
To Genbank (from synonym Quasitetrastemma Chernyshev, 2004)
To Genbank (from synonym Psammamphiporus Gibson, 1989)
To Genbank
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (27 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 093898)
To ITIS

To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Psammamphiporus) (from synonym Psammamphiporus Gibson, 1989)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Quasitetrastemma) (from synonym Quasitetrastemma Chernyshev, 2004)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tetrastemma)
To Genbank (from synonym Quasitetrastemma Chernyshev, 2004)
To Genbank (from synonym Psammamphiporus Gibson, 1989)
To Genbank
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (27 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 093898)
To ITIS