WoRMS taxon details
Micrura leidyi (Verrill, 1892)
155912 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155912)
accepted
Species
Cerebratulus leidyi Verrill, 1892 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Meckelia fragilis Girard, 1851 · unaccepted (synonym)
Meckelia rosea Leidy, 1851 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of Meckelia fragilis Girard, 1851) Girard, C. (1851). Die Planarien und Nemertinen Nordamerika's. <em>In: Keller und Tiedemmann (eds) Nordamerikanische Monatsberichte für Natur- und Heilkunde. John Weik, Philadelphia.</em> 2(7): 1–5.
page(s): 4–5 [details]
page(s): 4–5 [details]
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2026). World Nemertea Database. Micrura leidyi (Verrill, 1892). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155912 on 2026-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cerebratulus leidyi Verrill, 1892) 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): 436-437, pl. XXXVIII, figs 2, 2a [details]
original description (of Meckelia fragilis Girard, 1851) Girard, C. (1851). Die Planarien und Nemertinen Nordamerika's. <em>In: Keller und Tiedemmann (eds) Nordamerikanische Monatsberichte für Natur- und Heilkunde. John Weik, Philadelphia.</em> 2(7): 1–5.
page(s): 4–5 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 436-437, pl. XXXVIII, figs 2, 2a [details]
original description (of Meckelia fragilis Girard, 1851) Girard, C. (1851). Die Planarien und Nemertinen Nordamerika's. <em>In: Keller und Tiedemmann (eds) Nordamerikanische Monatsberichte für Natur- und Heilkunde. John Weik, Philadelphia.</em> 2(7): 1–5.
page(s): 4–5 [details]
basis of record 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]
Other
additional source
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Cerebratulus roseus (partim) (not Cerebratulus roseus sensu (Delle Chiaje, 1841)) = Micrura leidyi [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus leidyi Verrill, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Meckelia rosea Leidy, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Meckelia fragilis Girard, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrura leidyi)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus leidyi Verrill, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Meckelia rosea Leidy, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Meckelia fragilis Girard, 1851)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrura leidyi)
To ITIS
