WoRMS name details
Cerebratulus medullatus Hubrecht, 1887
147360 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147360)
uncertain > nomen dubium
Species
Cerebratulus medulatus · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Hubrecht, A.A.W. (1887). Report on the Nemertea collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 19 (part 54): 1-150, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-54/README.htm
page(s): 39-40, pl. XI, fig. 10, pl. XII, figs 9, 10 [details]
page(s): 39-40, pl. XI, fig. 10, pl. XII, figs 9, 10 [details]
Status "Originally described from a body fragment which lacked both head and tail, Verrill (1892: 441) regarded it as of dubious...
Status "Originally described from a body fragment which lacked both head and tail, Verrill (1892: 441) regarded it as of dubious validity with the comment that it 'is probably not a Cerebratulus ... but more likely belongs to Lineus or Micrura'. The systematic position of the form remains unknown." (Gibson 1995: 340)
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Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2026). World Nemertea Database. Cerebratulus medullatus Hubrecht, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147360 on 2026-07-04
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Nomenclature
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Hubrecht, A.A.W. (1887). Report on the Nemertea collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 19 (part 54): 1-150, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-54/README.htm
page(s): 39-40, pl. XI, fig. 10, pl. XII, figs 9, 10 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (1995). Nemertean genera and species of the world: an annotated checklist of original names and description citations, synonyms, current taxonomic status, habitats and recorded zoogeographic distribution. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29(2): 271–561., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770161 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 39-40, pl. XI, fig. 10, pl. XII, figs 9, 10 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (1995). Nemertean genera and species of the world: an annotated checklist of original names and description citations, synonyms, current taxonomic status, habitats and recorded zoogeographic distribution. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29(2): 271–561., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770161 [details] Available for editors
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Verrill, A. E. (1892). The marine nemerteans of New England and adjacent waters. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 8: 381–471., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32298
page(s): 441 [details]
page(s): 441 [details]
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Classification This species was placed in Nemertina Incertae Sedis [details]Spelling Cerebratulus medulatus [details]
Status "Originally described from a body fragment which lacked both head and tail, Verrill (1892: 441) regarded it as of dubious validity with the comment that it 'is probably not a Cerebratulus ... but more likely belongs to Lineus or Micrura'. The systematic position of the form remains unknown." (Gibson 1995: 340)
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