WoRMS taxon details
Notospermus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822)
122586 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122586)
accepted
Species
Borlasia annulata (Ehrenberg, 1831) · unaccepted (synonym (partim))
Cerebratulus anas Joubin & François, 1892 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cerebratulus fasciatus Stimpson, 1857 · unaccepted (Junior Synonym)
Cerebratulus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cerebratulus knerii (Diesing, 1850) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lineus anas · unaccepted (synonym)
Lineus australis Punnett, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lineus digueti Joubin, 1905 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lineus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) · unaccepted (synonym)
Meckelia fasciata (Stimpson, 1857) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Meckelia fasciatus · unaccepted (synonym)
Meckelia knerii Diesing, 1850 · unaccepted (basionym)
Micrura tridacnae Gibson, 1981 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Nemertes drepanensis Huschke, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nemertes geniculata (Delle Chiaje, 1822) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nemertes geniculata f. pontica Czerniavsky, 1881 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Notospermus drepanensis Huschke, 1830 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Polia geniculata Delle Chiaje, 1822 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Polia geniculata Delle Chiaje, 1822) Delle Chiaje, Stefano. (1822 [1830]). Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40484#5
page(s): Figs. XLIII:10?; LXXVIII: 4, 8; note: Figures only in 1822 [details]
page(s): Figs. XLIII:10?; LXXVIII: 4, 8; note: Figures only in 1822 [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2026). World Nemertea Database. Notospermus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122586 on 2026-05-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cerebratulus fasciatus Stimpson, 1857) Stimpson, W. (1857). Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratorum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descrips, Pars II, Turbellarieorum Nemertineorum. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 159-165 [15-22 in separate]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.51447
page(s): 161 [details]
original description (of Meckelia knerii Diesing, 1850) Diesing, C.M. [[Karl Moritz, usually as Latin C. M = Carolo Mauritio]. (1850). Systema Helminthum. Vol. I. <em>[book].</em> xiii[xvi] + 679 pp.W. Vindobonae, Braumüller, Wien., available online at https://archive.org/details/systemahelminth00diesgoog/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater
page(s): 265 [details]
original description (of Polia geniculata Delle Chiaje, 1822) Delle Chiaje, Stefano. (1822 [1830]). Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40484#5
page(s): Figs. XLIII:10?; LXXVIII: 4, 8; note: Figures only in 1822 [details]
original description (of Cerebratulus anas Joubin & François, 1892) Joubin, L.; François, P. (1892). Note sur quelques Némertes de Nouméa. Revue biologique du Nord de la France, 4(5): 161-172, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41757 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Lineus australis Punnett, 1900) Punnett, R. C. (1900). On some South Pacific Nemertines collected by Dr Willey. Zoological Results Based on Material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and elsewhere, Collected during the years 1895, 1896 and 1897 by Arthur Willey, Part 5: 569-584
page(s): 577-578, pl. LXI, figs 41-44 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Lineus digueti Joubin, 1905) Joubin, L. (1905). Note sur quelques némertiens recueillis en Basse-Californie par M. Diguet. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 11: 309–315., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5033844
page(s): 312 [details]
original description (of Micrura tridacnae Gibson, 1981) Gibson, R. (1981). Nemerteans of the Great Barrier Reef. 3. Anopla Heteronemertea (Lineidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 71(2): 171–235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1981.tb01129.x [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Nemertes drepanensis Huschke, 1830) Huschke. (1830). Beschreibung und Anatomie eines neuen an Sicilien gefundenen Meeriwurms, Notospermus drepanensis. <em>Isis von Oken.</em> v.23 pp:681-684., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87982 [details]
original description (of Notospermus drepanensis Huschke, 1830) Huschke, E. (1830). Beschreibung und Anatomie eines neuen an Sicilien gefundenen Meerwurms, <em>Notospermus drepanensis</em>. <em>Isis, Oder Encyclopädische Zeitung von Oken, (Isis. Encycl. Ztg. Oken.).</em> 23: 681-683. [details]
original description (of Nemertes geniculata f. pontica Czerniavsky, 1881) Czerniavsky, V. (1881 [1880 imprint]). Materialia Ad Zoographiam Ponticam Comparatam. Fasciculum III. Vermes [first part of 3]. <em>Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (= Byulletin' Moskovskogo obshchestva ispytatelei prirody).</em> 55(4): 213–363 + 2 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34420731
page(s): 257-259 [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]
page(s): 161 [details]
original description (of Meckelia knerii Diesing, 1850) Diesing, C.M. [[Karl Moritz, usually as Latin C. M = Carolo Mauritio]. (1850). Systema Helminthum. Vol. I. <em>[book].</em> xiii[xvi] + 679 pp.W. Vindobonae, Braumüller, Wien., available online at https://archive.org/details/systemahelminth00diesgoog/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater
page(s): 265 [details]
original description (of Polia geniculata Delle Chiaje, 1822) Delle Chiaje, Stefano. (1822 [1830]). Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40484#5
page(s): Figs. XLIII:10?; LXXVIII: 4, 8; note: Figures only in 1822 [details]
original description (of Cerebratulus anas Joubin & François, 1892) Joubin, L.; François, P. (1892). Note sur quelques Némertes de Nouméa. Revue biologique du Nord de la France, 4(5): 161-172, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41757 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Lineus australis Punnett, 1900) Punnett, R. C. (1900). On some South Pacific Nemertines collected by Dr Willey. Zoological Results Based on Material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and elsewhere, Collected during the years 1895, 1896 and 1897 by Arthur Willey, Part 5: 569-584
page(s): 577-578, pl. LXI, figs 41-44 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Lineus digueti Joubin, 1905) Joubin, L. (1905). Note sur quelques némertiens recueillis en Basse-Californie par M. Diguet. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.</em> 11: 309–315., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5033844
page(s): 312 [details]
original description (of Micrura tridacnae Gibson, 1981) Gibson, R. (1981). Nemerteans of the Great Barrier Reef. 3. Anopla Heteronemertea (Lineidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 71(2): 171–235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1981.tb01129.x [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Nemertes drepanensis Huschke, 1830) Huschke. (1830). Beschreibung und Anatomie eines neuen an Sicilien gefundenen Meeriwurms, Notospermus drepanensis. <em>Isis von Oken.</em> v.23 pp:681-684., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87982 [details]
original description (of Notospermus drepanensis Huschke, 1830) Huschke, E. (1830). Beschreibung und Anatomie eines neuen an Sicilien gefundenen Meerwurms, <em>Notospermus drepanensis</em>. <em>Isis, Oder Encyclopädische Zeitung von Oken, (Isis. Encycl. Ztg. Oken.).</em> 23: 681-683. [details]
original description (of Nemertes geniculata f. pontica Czerniavsky, 1881) Czerniavsky, V. (1881 [1880 imprint]). Materialia Ad Zoographiam Ponticam Comparatam. Fasciculum III. Vermes [first part of 3]. <em>Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (= Byulletin' Moskovskogo obshchestva ispytatelei prirody).</em> 55(4): 213–363 + 2 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34420731
page(s): 257-259 [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]
Other
additional source
Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
additional source Gibson, R. (2009). Phylum Nemertea: ribbon worms. <em>In: Gordon, D.P. (ed.), New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 1: Kingdom Animalia Radiata, Lopotrochozoa, Deuteromstomia.</em> Pp. 362–368. [details]
additional source Kajihara, H.; Chernyshev, A. V.; Sun, S.; Sundberg, P.; Crandall, F. B. (2008). Checklist of nemertean genera and species (Nemertea) published between 1995 and 2007. <em>Species Diversity.</em> 13: 245–274., available online at http://www.imb.dvo.ru/misc/vietnam/files/vietnam/Chernyshev_002.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
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 Gibson, R. (2009). Phylum Nemertea: ribbon worms. <em>In: Gordon, D.P. (ed.), New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 1: Kingdom Animalia Radiata, Lopotrochozoa, Deuteromstomia.</em> Pp. 362–368. [details]
additional source Kajihara, H.; Chernyshev, A. V.; Sun, S.; Sundberg, P.; Crandall, F. B. (2008). Checklist of nemertean genera and species (Nemertea) published between 1995 and 2007. <em>Species Diversity.</em> 13: 245–274., available online at http://www.imb.dvo.ru/misc/vietnam/files/vietnam/Chernyshev_002.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Borlasia annulata (partim) = Notospermus geniculatusMeckelia annulata (partim) = Notospermus geniculatus [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | banded bootlace | [details] |
| French | ver rubané à lignes blanches | [details] |
| German | Gebänderter Schnurwurm | [details] |
| Japanese | ミサキヒモムシ／クロヘラヒモムシミサキヒモムシ [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Lineus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822))
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cerebratulus knerii (Diesing, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Meckelia knerii Diesing, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lineus anas)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lineus digueti Joubin, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Lineus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Polia geniculata Delle Chiaje, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Borlasia annulata (Ehrenberg, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus anas Joubin & François, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Meckelia fasciata (Stimpson, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lineus australis Punnett, 1900)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lineus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notospermus geniculatus)
To GenBank (11147 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To GenBank (11147 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Lineus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cerebratulus knerii (Diesing, 1850))
To PESI (from synonym Meckelia knerii Diesing, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (1 record) (from synonym Cerebratulus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (24 records)
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cerebratulus knerii (Diesing, 1850))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Meckelia knerii Diesing, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lineus anas)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lineus digueti Joubin, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Lineus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Polia geniculata Delle Chiaje, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Borlasia annulata (Ehrenberg, 1831))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus anas Joubin & François, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Meckelia fasciata (Stimpson, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lineus australis Punnett, 1900)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lineus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Notospermus geniculatus)
To GenBank (11147 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To GenBank (11147 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Lineus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cerebratulus knerii (Diesing, 1850))
To PESI (from synonym Meckelia knerii Diesing, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (1 record) (from synonym Cerebratulus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (24 records)
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