WoRMS name details
Borlasia Oken, 1815
147044 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147044)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Genus was established for B angliae Oken, 1815 – now syn. with Lineus longissimus but the generic name has subsequently been used for species since transferred to several other genera. No valid Borlasia-species exist today.)
Genus
none (type not designated)
- Species Borlasia alba Thompson, 1845 accepted as Amphiporus lactifloreus (Johnston, 1828) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia alileuti Anadon, 1981 accepted as Cerebratulus marginatus [Renier], [1804] (synonym)
- Species Borlasia angliae Oken, 1815 accepted as Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Borlasia annellata accepted as Cerebratulus annellatus (Leuckart, 1849) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia annulata (Ehrenberg, 1831) accepted as Notospermus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (synonym (partim))
- Species Borlasia bilineata Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Baseodiscus bilineatus (Schmarda, 1859) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Borlasia camillea Quatrefages, 1846 accepted as Emplectonema neesii (Örsted, 1843) accepted as Neesia neesii (Örsted, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Borlasia carmellina Quatrefages, 1846 accepted as Baseodiscus delineatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Borlasia cephalothrix Diesing, 1850 accepted as Cephalothrix linearis (Rathke, 1799) (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Species Borlasia echinoderma Marion, 1873 accepted as Emplectonema echinoderma (Marion, 1873) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia elizabethae McIntosh, 1873-1874 accepted as Euborlasia elizabethae (McIntosh, 1873-1874) (New Combination)
- Species Borlasia filiformis (Johnston, 1828) accepted as Procephalothrix filiformis (Johnston, 1828) accepted as Cephalothrix filiformis (Johnston, 1828) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Borlasia flaccida sensu Johnston, 1846 accepted as Emplectonema neesii (Örsted, 1843) accepted as Neesia neesii (Örsted, 1843) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia gesserensis (Müller OF, 1784) accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (synonym (partim))
- Species Borlasia groenlandica (Örsted, 1843) accepted as Amphiporus groenlandicus Örsted, 1843 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Borlasia hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1831) accepted as Baseodiscus hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1831) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Borlasia hermaphroditica Keferstein, 1868 accepted as Tetrastemma hermaphroditica (Keferstein, 1868) accepted as Tetrastemma hermaphroditicum (Keferstein, 1868) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia inmaculata Bürger, 1892 accepted as Euborlasia inmaculata (Bürger, 1892) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia linearis (Rathke, 1799) accepted as Cephalothrix linearis (Rathke, 1799) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Borlasia longa (Örsted, 1843) accepted as Cephalothrix linearis (Rathke, 1799) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Borlasia longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) accepted as Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Borlasia mandilla (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Amphiporus lactifloreus (Johnston, 1828) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Borlasia neesii (Örsted, 1843) accepted as Emplectonema neesii (Örsted, 1843) accepted as Neesia neesii (Örsted, 1843) (Synonym)
- Species Borlasia nigra Byerley, 1854 accepted as Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Borlasia novae-zelandiae Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Amphiporus novaezelandiae (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia quadripunctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Nemertopsis quadripunctata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Borlasia quinquelineata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Baseodiscus quinquelineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia rufa Rathke, 1843 accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia rufifrons Johnston, 1837 accepted as Cephalothrix rufifrons (Johnston, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Borlasia sanguinea (Girard, 1853) accepted as Amphiporus sanguineus Girard, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Borlasia splendida Keferstein, 1862 accepted as Punnettia splendida (Keferstein, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Borlasia striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Baseodiscus delineatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Borlasia striata Rathke, 1843 accepted as Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia tricuspidata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Notospermus tricuspidatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia trilineata Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Lineopsella trilineata (Schmarda, 1859) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Ophiocephalus viridis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) accepted as Notospermus tricuspidatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (Synonym)
- Species Borlasia vittata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Lineus vittatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia vivipara Ulyanina, 1870 accepted as Prosorhochmus viviparus (Ulyanina, 1870) (synonym)
- Species Borlasia caerulescens (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Borlasia dröbachensis (Örsted, 1845) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Borlasia incompta Ehlers, 1871 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Borlasia kurtzii Girard, 1853 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Borlasia nigrofusca (Ehrenberg, 1831) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Borlasia octoculata (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Borlasia viridis Grube, 1840 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Oken, L. (1815-1816). Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte. Dritter Theil: Zoologie. <em>Erste Abtheilung: Fleischlose Thiere,Leipzig: C.H. Reclam & Jena: A. Schmid, [book (3rd vol part one, of 3 vols, including plates atlas of T.1, 1813].</em> xxviii + 842 pp. + xviii, 40 pls. L [copepods 180-184, 357-359, 4 plates]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.166403
page(s): 365 [details]
page(s): 365 [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Borlasia Oken, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147044 on 2025-11-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Oken, L. (1815-1816). Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte. Dritter Theil: Zoologie. <em>Erste Abtheilung: Fleischlose Thiere,Leipzig: C.H. Reclam & Jena: A. Schmid, [book (3rd vol part one, of 3 vols, including plates atlas of T.1, 1813].</em> xxviii + 842 pp. + xviii, 40 pls. L [copepods 180-184, 357-359, 4 plates]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.166403
page(s): 365 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
page(s): 365 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]