WoRMS taxon details
Cyanophthalma vittata (Verrill, 1874)
159494 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159494)
accepted
Species
Amphiporus cordiceps sensu Friedrich, 1933 · unaccepted
Cyanophthalma cordiceps (Sars in Jensen, 1878) sensu Norenburg, 1986 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Kosmocephala cordiceps Jensen, 1878 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tetrastemma vittata Verrill, 1874 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Tetrastemma vittata Verrill, 1874) Verrill, A. E. (1875). Brief contributions to zoology from the Museum of Yale College. No.32. Results of dredging expeditions off the New England coast in 1874. American Journal of Science and Arts, 9: 411-415, available online at https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-9.54.411 [details]
Distribution Cobscook Bay; Bay of Fundy to Long Island Sound
Distribution Cobscook Bay; Bay of Fundy to Long Island Sound [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2026). World Nemertea Database. Cyanophthalma vittata (Verrill, 1874). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159494 on 2026-03-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tetrastemma vittata Verrill, 1874) Verrill, A. E. (1875). Brief contributions to zoology from the Museum of Yale College. No.32. Results of dredging expeditions off the New England coast in 1874. American Journal of Science and Arts, 9: 411-415, available online at https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-9.54.411 [details]
basis of record Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf
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basis of record Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf
page(s): 278 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diet generally for group, they are carnivorous; likely feeds on crustaceans (most likely, amphipods), at times prey their own size. [details]Habitat benthic, living or crawling among rocks, algae, hydroids, or in bottom debris. [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate; fertilization is external for most species. [details]
Unreviewed
Dimensions length up to 30 mm by 4 mm [details]Distribution Cobscook Bay; Bay of Fundy to Long Island Sound [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Kosmocephala cordiceps Jensen, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Tetrastemma vittata Verrill, 1874)
To PESI (from synonym Cyanophthalma cordiceps (Sars in Jensen, 1878) sensu Norenburg, 1986)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (2 records) (from synonym Cyanophthalma cordiceps (Sars in Jensen, 1878) sensu Norenburg, 1986)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (3 records) (from synonym Tetrastemma vittata Verrill, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Tetrastemma vittata Verrill, 1874)
To PESI (from synonym Cyanophthalma cordiceps (Sars in Jensen, 1878) sensu Norenburg, 1986)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (2 records) (from synonym Cyanophthalma cordiceps (Sars in Jensen, 1878) sensu Norenburg, 1986)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (3 records) (from synonym Tetrastemma vittata Verrill, 1874)
