WoRMS name details
Lineus bicolor Verrill, 1892
159501 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159501)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine
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): 426-427, pl. XXXVIII, figs 8, 8b [details]
page(s): 426-427, pl. XXXVIII, figs 8, 8b [details]
Distribution Cape Cod south (rarely north to Gulf of Maine)
Distribution Cape Cod south (rarely north to Gulf of Maine) [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2026). World Nemertea Database. Lineus bicolor Verrill, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159501 on 2026-06-14
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 426-427, pl. XXXVIII, figs 8, 8b [details]
basis of record Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP. [details]
page(s): 426-427, pl. XXXVIII, figs 8, 8b [details]
basis of record Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
Other
additional source
Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Miner, R. W. (1950). Field book of seashore life. <em>G.P. Putnam & Sons.</em> 1-888. [details]
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]
additional source Gosner, K.L. (1979). A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. Invertebrates and Seaweeds of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. <em>Wiley-Interscience, Boston.</em> 329pp., figs. 1-72, pls. 1-64. [pdf copepods only]. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
[request]additional source Miner, R. W. (1950). Field book of seashore life. <em>G.P. Putnam & Sons.</em> 1-888. [details]
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]
additional source Gosner, K.L. (1979). A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. Invertebrates and Seaweeds of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. <em>Wiley-Interscience, Boston.</em> 329pp., figs. 1-72, pls. 1-64. [pdf copepods only]. [details] Available for editors
[request]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
Unreviewed
Diet generally for group, they are carnivorous; in some cases only the body juices are ingested but the whole prey may be taken in. feed on protozoans, other microfauna and at times prey their own size [details]Dimensions length up to 50 mm by 1.5 mm [details]
Distribution Cape Cod south (rarely north to Gulf of Maine) [details]
Habitat benthic, living under rocks or in burrows in soft substrata, or crawling among algae, hydroids, or in bottom debris [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate; fertilization is external for most species. Asexual reproduction also occurs by fragmentation [details]
remark species fragment easily when handled [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | striped lineus | [details] |
