WoRMS taxon details
Lineus sanguineus (Rathke, 1799)
148605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148605)
accepted
Species
Lineus communis Verrill, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lineus nigricans Bürger, 1892 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lineus nigricans var. striatus Oxner, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lineus nigricnus Bürger, 1893 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (synonym)
Lineus ruber f. ß · unaccepted (synonym)
Lineus socialis (Leidy, 1855) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lineus vegetus Coe, 1931 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Synonym)
Myoisophagos sanguineus (Rathke, 1799) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nemertes sanguinea (Rathke, 1799) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nemertes sangvinea · unaccepted (synonym)
Nemertes socialis Leidy, 1855 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym)
Planaria sanguinea Rathke, 1799 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Rhamphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Rathke, J. (1799). Jattagelser henhorende til Indvoldeormenes og Bloddyrenes Naturhistorie. [Observations relating to the natural history of intestinal worms and bloodsuckers.]. <em>Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet, Kiøbenhavn.</em> 5 (1): 61-153, pl. 2-3. [details] 
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2026). World Nemertea Database. Lineus sanguineus (Rathke, 1799). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148605 on 2026-04-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Rathke, J. (1799). Jattagelser henhorende til Indvoldeormenes og Bloddyrenes Naturhistorie. [Observations relating to the natural history of intestinal worms and bloodsuckers.]. <em>Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet, Kiøbenhavn.</em> 5 (1): 61-153, pl. 2-3. [details]
original description (of Lineus nigricans Bürger, 1892) Bürger, O. (1892). Zur Systematik der Nemertinenfauna des Golfs von Neapel. <em>Nachrichten von der königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften und der Georg-Augusts-Universität zu Göttingen.</em> 5: 137–178., available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN252457072_1892?tify=%7B%22pages%22%3A%5B145%5D%2C%22pan%22%3A%7B%22x%22%3A0.25%2C%22y%22%3A0.854%7D%2C%22view%22%3A%22export%22%2C%22zoom%22%3A0.471%7D
page(s): 159 [details]
original description (of Nemertes socialis Leidy, 1855) Leidy, J. (1855). Contributions towards a knowledge of the marine Invertebrate fauna of the coasts of Rhode Island and New Jersey. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(2) no. 11: 135-152, pls. 10-11. (xii-1855)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36848120 [details]
basis of record 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), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Lineus nigricans Bürger, 1892) Bürger, O. (1892). Zur Systematik der Nemertinenfauna des Golfs von Neapel. <em>Nachrichten von der königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften und der Georg-Augusts-Universität zu Göttingen.</em> 5: 137–178., available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN252457072_1892?tify=%7B%22pages%22%3A%5B145%5D%2C%22pan%22%3A%7B%22x%22%3A0.25%2C%22y%22%3A0.854%7D%2C%22view%22%3A%22export%22%2C%22zoom%22%3A0.471%7D
page(s): 159 [details]
original description (of Nemertes socialis Leidy, 1855) Leidy, J. (1855). Contributions towards a knowledge of the marine Invertebrate fauna of the coasts of Rhode Island and New Jersey. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(2) no. 11: 135-152, pls. 10-11. (xii-1855)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36848120 [details]
basis of record 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), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source
Ament-Velásquez, S. L.; Figuet, E.; Ballenghien, M.; Zattara, E. E.; Norenburg, J. L.; Fernández-Álvarez, F. A.; Bierne, J.; Bierne, N.; Galtier, N. (2016). Population genomics of sexual and asexual lineages in fissiparous ribbon worms (<i>Lineus</i>, Nemertea): hybridization, polyploidy and the Meselson effect. <em>Molecular Ecology.</em> 25(14): 3356–3369., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13717 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
[request]source of synonymy Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
Other
additional source
Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Classification Since Ament-Velásquez et al. 2016 Ramphogordius lacteus and R. sanguineus are now Lineus lacteus and L. sanguineus [details]From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Argentinean part of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]Introduced species vector dispersal Uruguayan part of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Uruguayan part of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Argentinean part of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]
Marine Life Information Network - UK Note: See Identification note. (from synonym Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Myoisophagos sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To Barcode of Life (125 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (157 barcodes) (from synonym Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Myoisophagos sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Lineus vegetus Coe, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Lineus communis Verrill, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lineus nigricans Bürger, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Planaria sanguinea Rathke, 1799)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lineus sanguineus)
To GenBank (458 nucleotides; 300 proteins) (from synonym Myoisophagos sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To GenBank (458 nucleotides; 300 proteins)
To GenBank (458 nucleotides; 300 proteins) (from synonym Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To PESI Note: See Identification note. (from synonym Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To PESI (from synonym Myoisophagos sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (10 records) (from synonym Lineus communis Verrill, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (14 records) (from synonym Lineus vegetus Coe, 1931)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (3 records) (from synonym Lineus socialis (Leidy, 1855))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (4 records) (from synonym Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096321)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Myoisophagos sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To Barcode of Life (125 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (157 barcodes) (from synonym Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Myoisophagos sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Lineus vegetus Coe, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Lineus communis Verrill, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lineus nigricans Bürger, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Planaria sanguinea Rathke, 1799)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lineus sanguineus)
To GenBank (458 nucleotides; 300 proteins) (from synonym Myoisophagos sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To GenBank (458 nucleotides; 300 proteins)
To GenBank (458 nucleotides; 300 proteins) (from synonym Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To PESI Note: See Identification note. (from synonym Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To PESI (from synonym Myoisophagos sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (10 records) (from synonym Lineus communis Verrill, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (14 records) (from synonym Lineus vegetus Coe, 1931)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (3 records) (from synonym Lineus socialis (Leidy, 1855))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (4 records) (from synonym Ramphogordius sanguineus (Rathke, 1799))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096321)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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