Lineus viridis
creator: Gibson, Raymond
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 viridis (Müller, 1774)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2026). World Nemertea Database. Lineus viridis (Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122543 on 2026-08-29
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2005-07-18T09:07:26Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Lineus viridis (Müller, 1774)
class: Pilidiophora
family: Lineidae
genus: Lineus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Johnston, G. (1837). Miscellanea Zoologica. II. A description of some Planarian Worms. Magazine of zoology and botany. 1: 529-538.
name published in: Korotkevich, V. S. (1977). On two new species of genus Lineus (Heteronemertini) and the origin of two lobes on the posterior end of the body of nemerteans [O dvukh novykh vidakh Lineus (Heteronemertini) i proiskhozhdenii dvulopastnogo zadnego kontsa tela u nemertin]. Issledovaniia Fauny Morei, 21(29): 22-38
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.
name published in year: 1837
name published in year: 1977
name published in year: 1773-1774
order: Heteronemertea
parent name usage ID: 122358
phylum: Nemertea
scientific name authorship: (Müller, 1774)
specific epithet: viridis
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted