BeRMS taxon details
Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774)
122536 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122536)
accepted
Species
Fasciola rubra Müller, 1774 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Fasciola rubra Müller, 1774) Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344 [details] 
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2024). World Nemertea Database. Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122536 on 2025-04-17
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122536 on 2025-04-17
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(of Fasciola rubra Müller, 1774) Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344 [details]
additional source Cherneva, I. A.; Chernyshev, A. V.; Ekimova, I. A.; Polyakova, N. E.; Schepetov, D. M.; Turanov, S. V.; Neretina, T. V.; Chaban, E. M.; Malakhov, V. V. (2018). Species identity and genetic structure of nemerteans of the “<i>Lineus ruber–viridis</i>” complex (Müller, 1774) from Arctic waters. <em>Polar Biology.</em> 42(3): 497–506., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2438-7 [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
additional source 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]
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
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 Thomas, M. L. H. (1983). Marine and coastal systems of the Quoddy Region, New Brunswick. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 64:1-306. [details] Available for editors
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
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
source of synonymy Bürger, O. (1904). Nemertini. <em>Das Tierreich.</em> 20: 1–151., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/898990 [details]
redescription Krämer, D.; Schmidt, C.; Podsiadlowski, L.; Beckers, P.; Horn, L.; von Döhren, J. (2016). Unravelling the Lineus ruber/viridis species complex (Nemertea, Heteronemertea). Zoologica Scripta, 46: 111-126, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12185
note: Most recent taxonomic treatment of complex, separating the two species and designating neotypes. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cherneva, I. A.; Chernyshev, A. V.; Ekimova, I. A.; Polyakova, N. E.; Schepetov, D. M.; Turanov, S. V.; Neretina, T. V.; Chaban, E. M.; Malakhov, V. V. (2018). Species identity and genetic structure of nemerteans of the “<i>Lineus ruber–viridis</i>” complex (Müller, 1774) from Arctic waters. <em>Polar Biology.</em> 42(3): 497–506., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2438-7 [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
additional source 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]
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
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 Thomas, M. L. H. (1983). Marine and coastal systems of the Quoddy Region, New Brunswick. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 64:1-306. [details] Available for editors
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
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
source of synonymy Bürger, O. (1904). Nemertini. <em>Das Tierreich.</em> 20: 1–151., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/898990 [details]
redescription Krämer, D.; Schmidt, C.; Podsiadlowski, L.; Beckers, P.; Horn, L.; von Döhren, J. (2016). Unravelling the Lineus ruber/viridis species complex (Nemertea, Heteronemertea). Zoologica Scripta, 46: 111-126, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12185
note: Most recent taxonomic treatment of complex, separating the two species and designating neotypes. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | variabel slimbændel | [details] |
| Dutch | rode snoerworm | [details] |
| English | red ribbon wormred bootlace | [details] |
| French | némerte rouge | [details] |
| German | Roter Schnurwurmrote Nemertine | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (125 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Fasciola rubra Müller, 1774)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications) Note: See Identification note.
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lineus ruber)
To GenBank (228 nucleotides; 193 proteins)
To PESI Note: See Identification note.
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (9 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096332)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Fasciola rubra Müller, 1774)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications) Note: See Identification note.
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lineus ruber)
To GenBank (228 nucleotides; 193 proteins)
To PESI Note: See Identification note.
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (9 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096332)
To ITIS
