WoRMS name details
Amphiporus pulcher (Johnston, 1837)
176785 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:176785)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
- Subspecies Amphiporus pulcher pulcher (Johnston, 1837) accepted as Nipponnemertes pulcher (Johnston, 1837) accepted as Nipponnemertes pulchra (Johnston, 1837) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Nemertes (Nemertes) pulchra Johnston, 1837) Johnston, G. (1837). Miscellanea Zoologica. II. A description of some Planarian Worms. <em>Magazine of zoology and botany.</em> 1: 529-538., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40029948 [details]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Amphiporus pulcher (Johnston, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=176785 on 2025-11-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nemertes (Nemertes) pulchra Johnston, 1837) Johnston, G. (1837). Miscellanea Zoologica. II. A description of some Planarian Worms. <em>Magazine of zoology and botany.</em> 1: 529-538., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40029948 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Berg, G. (1985). Studies on <i>Nipponnemertes</i> Friedrich (Nemertini, Hoplonemertini). 2. Taxonomy of <i>Nipponnemertes pulcher</i> (Johnston) and some other species. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 14(4): 239–246., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1985.tb00194.x [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]