WoRMS taxon details
Balaenanemertes musculocaudata Brinkmann, 1917
122833 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122833)
accepted
Species
Pelagonemertes musculocaudata · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
Brinkmann, A. (1917). Die pelagischen Nemertinen. Bergens Museums Skrifter, Ny raekke, 3(1): 1-194, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068483 [details] 
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Balaenanemertes musculocaudata Brinkmann, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122833 on 2025-03-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Brinkmann, A. (1917). Die pelagischen Nemertinen. Bergens Museums Skrifter, Ny raekke, 3(1): 1-194, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16068483 [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]
basis of record Gibson, R. (1995). Nemertean genera and species of the world: an annotated checklist of original names and description citations, synonyms, current taxonomic status, habitats and recorded zoogeographic distribution. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29(2): 271–561., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770161 [details] Available for editors
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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]
basis of record Gibson, R. (1995). Nemertean genera and species of the world: an annotated checklist of original names and description citations, synonyms, current taxonomic status, habitats and recorded zoogeographic distribution. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29(2): 271–561., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770161 [details] Available for editors

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





From editor or global species database
Validity Uncertainty about the Genus name. Probably synonym to Balaenanemertes lobata [details]