WoRMS taxon details
Tetrastemmatidae Hubrecht, 1879
Loxorrhochmidae Diesing, 1862 · unaccepted > nomen oblitum
- Genus Africanemertes Stiasny-Wijnhoff, 1942
- Genus Albanemertes Senz, 1993
- Genus Algonemertes Corrêa, 1954
- Genus Ammonemertes Gibson, 1990
- Genus Amphinemertes Coe, 1940
- Genus Arctostemma Chernyshev, Polyakova, Norenburg & Kajihara, 2021
- Genus Arenonemertes Friedrich, 1933
- Genus Austroprostoma Stiasny-Wijnhoff, 1942
- Genus Coenemertes Corrêa, 1966
- Genus Dichonemertes Coe, 1938
- Genus Digononemertes Gibson, 1990
- Genus Divanella Gibson, 1974
- Genus Itanemertes Corrêa, 1957
- Genus Meionemertes Gibson, 1986
- Genus Minutanemertes Senz, 1993
- Genus Nemertellopsis Friedrich, 1935
- Genus Paraminutanemertes Senz, 1993
- Genus Prostomatella Friedrich, 1935
- Genus Prostomiopsis Friedrich, 1936
- Genus Protetrastemma Chernyshev, 2004
- Genus Pseudocarcinonemertes Fleming & Gibson, 1981
- Genus Quoyianemertes Senz, 2001
- Genus Tetrastemma Ehrenberg, 1831
- Genus Hecate Girard, 1852 accepted as Tetrastemma Ehrenberg, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Loxorrhochma Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Tetrastemma Ehrenberg, 1831 (Synonymy)
- Genus Otoloxorrhochma Diesing, 1863 accepted as Tetrastemma Ehrenberg, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Prostomatinae Bürger, 1904 accepted as Prostomatidae Bürger, 1904 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Psammamphiporus Gibson, 1989 accepted as Tetrastemma Ehrenberg, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Quasitetrastemma Chernyshev, 2004 accepted as Tetrastemma Ehrenberg, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Sacconemertinae Chernyshev, Timoshkin & Kawakatsu, 1998 accepted as Sacconemertidae Chernyshev, Timoshkin & Kawakatsu, 1998 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Tetrastemmatidae Hubrecht, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122329 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Loxorrhochmidae Diesing, 1862) Diesing K.M. (1862). Revision der Turbellarien. Abteilung: Rhabdocoelen. <em>Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> 45: 191–318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2010837
page(s): 203; note: The incorrect original spelling was "Loxorrhochmidea" (Diesing 1862: 203). [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): 203; note: The incorrect original spelling was "Loxorrhochmidea" (Diesing 1862: 203). [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 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
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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
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | テトラステマ科 | [details] |
