WoRMS taxon details
Fragilonemertes rosea (Leidy, 1851)
155868 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155868)
accepted
Species
Cerebratulus leidyi sensu Coe, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cerebratulus leidyi Verrille, 1892 · unaccepted (synonym)
Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954 · unaccepted (synonym)
Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Leidy, J. (1852). Helminthological Contributions No. 3. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia,.</em> 5: 239–244. [details] 
Distribution Bay of Fundy south to Florida, including Cobscook Bay
Distribution Bay of Fundy south to Florida, including Cobscook Bay [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Fragilonemertes rosea (Leidy, 1851). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155868 on 2025-04-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Leidy, J. (1852). Helminthological Contributions No. 3. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia,.</em> 5: 239–244. [details]
original description (of Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954) Coe, W. R. (1943). Biology of the nemerteans of the Atlantic Coast of North America. Transactions of The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 35: 129-328 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993) Riser, N. W. (1993). Observations on the morphology of some North American nemertines with consequent taxonomic changes and a reassessment of the architectonics of the phylum. Hydrobiologia, 266(1-3): 141-157, available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00013364 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Riser, N. W. (1997). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 365(1/3): 149-156., available online at https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1003147029909 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record 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]
original description (of Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954) Coe, W. R. (1943). Biology of the nemerteans of the Atlantic Coast of North America. Transactions of The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 35: 129-328 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993) Riser, N. W. (1993). Observations on the morphology of some North American nemertines with consequent taxonomic changes and a reassessment of the architectonics of the phylum. Hydrobiologia, 266(1-3): 141-157, available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00013364 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Riser, N. W. (1997). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 365(1/3): 149-156., available online at https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1003147029909 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record 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]Other
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 Norenburg, J. L. 2009. Nemertea of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 553–558 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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 [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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 Norenburg, J. L. 2009. Nemertea of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 553–558 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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 300 mm [details]
Distribution Bay of Fundy south to Florida, including Cobscook Bay [details]
Habitat benthic, living under rocks or in burrows in soft substrata, or crawling among algae, hydroids, or in bottom debris [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate; fertilization is external for most species. Asexual reproduction also occurs by fragmentation [details]
remark species used to be named Micrura leidyi; species fragment easily when handled [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Leidy's micruran | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus leidyi Verrille, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus leidyi sensu Coe, 1895)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fragilonemertes rosea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrura leidyi) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrura leidyi) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (1 record)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101753)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus leidyi Verrille, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus leidyi sensu Coe, 1895)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fragilonemertes rosea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrura leidyi) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Riser, 1993)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrura leidyi) (from synonym Micrura leidyi sensu Coe, 1943, 1951, 1954)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (1 record)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101753)
