WoRMS name details
Lineus socialis (Leidy, 1855)
871431 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:871431)
unaccepted (Subjective synonymy)
Species
marine, brackish
recent only
Not documented
Norenburg, J.; Gibson, R.; Herrera Bachiller, A.; Strand, M. (2024). World Nemertea Database. Lineus socialis (Leidy, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871431 on 2024-09-18
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source of synonymy
Riser, N. W. (1994). The morphology and generic relationships of some fissiparous heteronemertines. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 107(3): 548-556, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/110034 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Identification Lineus viridis and NW Atlantic Ramphogordius sanguineus (formerly Lineus socialis) are easily confused by non-specialists and by nemertinologists not very familiar with them. Hence, records attributed to either are suspect if ID was not done by one of few experts. [details]