WoRMS taxon details
Zygonemertes virescens (Verrill, 1879)
Amphiporus agilis (Verrill, 1874) · unaccepted (synonym)
Amphiporus virescens · unaccepted (synonym)
Nemertes verrilli · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophionemertes agilis Verrill, 1874 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Bay of Fundy south at least to Chesapeake Bay
Distribution Bay of Fundy south at least to Chesapeake Bay [details]
Norenburg, J.; Gibson, R.; Herrera Bachiller, A.; Strand, M. (2024). World Nemertea Database. Zygonemertes virescens (Verrill, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156323 on 2024-09-18
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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 Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [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 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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [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 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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
From other sources
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 40 mm by 2 mm [details]
Distribution Bay of Fundy south at least to Chesapeake 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 fragment easily when handled [details]
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Nemertes verrilli)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Amphiporus virescens)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ophionemertes agilis Verrill, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Amphiporus agilis (Verrill, 1874))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zygonemertes virescens)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (28 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (4 records) (from synonym Amphiporus virescens)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101766)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Nemertes verrilli)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Amphiporus virescens)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ophionemertes agilis Verrill, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Amphiporus agilis (Verrill, 1874))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zygonemertes virescens)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (28 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (4 records) (from synonym Amphiporus virescens)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101766)
To ITIS