Lineus ruber
creator: Gibson, Raymond
creator: Norenburg, Jon
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2026). World Nemertea Database. Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122536 on 2026-08-29
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2018-01-02T19:28:24Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774)
class: Pilidiophora
family: Lineidae
genus: Lineus
kingdom: Animalia
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name published in: Keferstein, W. (1862). Untersuchungen über niedere Seethiere. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie. 12(1): 1–147 plates 1–11.
name published in: Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. [Book]. Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol. 1 [part 2]: 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774]; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber.
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name published in year: 1861
name published in year: 1848
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name published in year: 1828
name published in year: 1837
name published in year: 1862
name published in year: 1773-1774
name published in year: 1784
name published in year: 1846
name published in year: 1843
order: Heteronemertea