Lineus sanguineus
creator: Claus, Simon
creator: Gibson, Raymond
creator: Herrera Bachiller, Alfonso
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 sanguineus (Rathke, 1799)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2026). World Nemertea Database. Lineus sanguineus (Rathke, 1799). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148605 on 2026-08-29
created: 2005-03-24T16:10:18Z
modified: 2017-04-24T13:43:49Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Lineus sanguineus (Rathke, 1799)
class: Pilidiophora
family: Lineidae
genus: Lineus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Rathke, J. (1799). Jattagelser henhorende til Indvoldeormenes og Bloddyrenes Naturhistorie. [Observations relating to the natural history of intestinal worms and bloodsuckers.]. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet, Kiøbenhavn. 5 (1): 61-153, pl. 2-3.
name published in: Bürger, O. (1892). Zur Systematik der Nemertinenfauna des Golfs von Neapel. Nachrichten von der königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften und der Georg-Augusts-Universität zu Göttingen. 5: 137–178.
name published in: Leidy, J. (1855). Contributions towards a knowledge of the marine Invertebrate fauna of the coasts of Rhode Island and New Jersey. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 3(2) no. 11: 135-152, pls. 10-11. (xii-1855).
name published in: Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Part I. Annelida, Gephyraea, Nemertina, Nematoda, Polyzoa, Tunicata, Mollusca, Anthozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 2: 165–205.
name published in year: 1799
name published in year: 1892
name published in year: 1855
name published in year: 1879
order: Heteronemertea
parent name usage ID: 122358
phylum: Nemertea
scientific name authorship: (Rathke, 1799)
specific epithet: sanguineus
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted