WoRMS taxon details
Lineus stigmatus Coe, 1951
147915 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147915)
accepted
Species
marine
Coe, W. R. (1951). Geographical distribution of the nemerteans of the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico as compared with those of the southern coast of Florida, with description of three new species. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 41: 328-331 [details] Available for editors 
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Norenburg, J.; Gibson, R.; Herrera Bachiller, A.; Strand, M. (2024). World Nemertea Database. Lineus stigmatus Coe, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147915 on 2024-04-20
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original description
Coe, W. R. (1951). Geographical distribution of the nemerteans of the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico as compared with those of the southern coast of Florida, with description of three new species. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 41: 328-331 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
[request] basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
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Editor's comment Coe (1951) mentioned similarity to "Lineus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1828) in color but considered the pattern of white markings to differ. The pattern shown for L. stigmatus is very similar to that found on some Caribbean specimens provisionally identified as Notospermus geniculatus. As this potential species complex is studied, the name stigmatus may come to be appropriately applied to that morph. In the meantime, it is best considered a synonym of N. geniculatus, albeit that these should best be referenced as N. cf. geniculatus (Pers opinion, Jon Norenburg). [details]
