WoRMS name details
Nemertes Cuvier, 1816
147060 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147060)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Nemertes borlasii Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) (type by monotypy)
- Species Nemertes annellata Leuckart, 1849 accepted as Cerebratulus annellatus (Leuckart, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nemertes annulatus Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Nemertes annulata Ehrenberg, 1831 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Species Nemertes assimilis Örsted, 1843 accepted as Cerebratulus assimilis (Örsted, 1843) accepted as Paradrepanophorus crassus (Quatrefages, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nemertes badia (Rathke, 1799) accepted as Drepanophorus spectabilis (Quatrefages, 1846) (Synonym)
- Species Nemertes borlasii Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nemertes camillea (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Emplectonema neesii (Örsted, 1843) accepted as Neesia neesii (Örsted, 1843) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nemertes cartinophilos Kölliker, 1845 accepted as Carcinonemertes carcinophila (Kölliker, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination, synonym)
- Species Nemertes collaris Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Lineus collaris (Schmarda, 1859) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes communis van Beneden, 1861 accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nemertes complanatus Kölliker, 1845 accepted as Cerebratulus complanatus (Kölliker, 1845) (basionym)
- Species Nemertes coronata (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Tetrastemma coronatum (Quatrefages, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nemertes crassa (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Paradrepanophorus crassus (Quatrefages, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nemertes delineatus (Delle Chiaje, 1825) accepted as Baseodiscus delineatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination, synonym)
- Species Nemertes drepanensis Huschke, 1830 accepted as Notospermus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes duoni Joubin, 1890 accepted as Emplectonema duoni (Joubin, 1890) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes ehrenbergii Kolliker, 1845 accepted as Tetrastemma candidum (Müller, 1774) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes fumosa (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Prosorhochmus claparedii Keferstein, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nemertes fusca (Fabricius, 1780) accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes fuscescens (Fabricius, 1774) accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes geniculata accepted as Notospermus geniculatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes glauca Kölliker, 1845 accepted as Emplectonema gracile (Johnston, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nemertes glaucus Kölliker, 1845 accepted as Emplectonema gracile (Johnston, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
- Species Nemertes gracilis Johnston, 1837 accepted as Emplectonema gracile (Johnston, 1837) (Synonym)
- Species Nemertes gracilis Goodsir, 1845 accepted as Emplectonema gracile (Johnston, 1837) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nemertes haematodes Diesing, 1850 accepted as Tetrastemma flavidum Ehrenberg, 1828 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Species Nemertes hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1831 accepted as Baseodiscus hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1831) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nemertes hermaphroditicus Gibson, 1982 accepted as Tetranemertes hermaphroditicus (Gibson, 1982) accepted as Tetranemertes hermaphroditica (Gibson, 1982) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes humilis (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Tetrastemma humilis (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Tetrastemma humile (Quatrefages, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nemertes knochii Kölliker, 1845 accepted as Tetrastemma knochii (Kölliker, 1845) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes krohnii Siebold, 1850 accepted as Tetrastemma knochii (Kölliker, 1845) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes lactiflorea (Johnston, 1828) accepted as Amphiporus lactifloreus (Johnston, 1828) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes ligurica accepted as Cerebratulus liguricus Blanchard, 1849 (synonym)
- Species Nemertes mandilla (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Amphiporus lactifloreus (Johnston, 1828) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nemertes marioni Hubrecht, 1879 accepted as Emplectonema marioni (Hubrecht, 1879) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes melanocephala Johnston, 1837 accepted as Tetrastemma melanocephalum (Johnston, 1837) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes multioculatus Kölliker, 1845 accepted as Amphiporus multioculatus (Kölliker, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination, synonym)
- Species Nemertes octoculata Keferstein, 1862 accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nemertes octoculata (Johnston, 1828) accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nemertes opaca (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nemertes pachyrhyncha Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Cerebratulus pachyrhynchus (Schmarda, 1859) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes polymorpha accepted as Tubulanus polymorphus [Renier], [1804] (synonym)
- Species Nemertes polyophthalma Schmarda, 1859 accepted as Lineus polyophthalmus (Schmarda, 1859) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes pulchra Johnston, 1837 accepted as Nipponnemertes pulcher (Johnston, 1837) accepted as Nipponnemertes pulchra (Johnston, 1837) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes quadrioculata (Johnston, 1828) accepted as Tetrastemma candidum (Müller, 1774) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes quatrefagei Rochebrune, 1881 accepted as Emplectonema quatrefagei (Rochebrune, 1881) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes quatrefagii Beneden, 1861 accepted as Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nemertes rubrolineata Kirsteuer, 1965 accepted as Tetranemertes rubrolineata (Kirsteuer, 1965) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes rufa (Rathke, 1843) accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Nemertes rufifrons Johnston, 1837 accepted as Cephalothrix rufifrons (Johnston, 1837) (basionym)
- Species Nemertes spectabilis (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Drepanophorus spectabilis (Quatrefages, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nemertes supera accepted as Tubulanus superbus (Kölliker, 1845) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes superbus Kölliker, 1845 accepted as Tubulanus superbus (Kölliker, 1845) (basionym)
- Species Nemertes vermiculus (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Tetrastemma vermiculus (Quatrefages, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nemertes verrilli Girard, 1893 accepted as Zygonemertes virescens (Verrill, 1879) (synonym)
- Species Nemertes viridis (Müller, 1774) accepted as Lineus viridis (Müller, 1774)
- Species Nemertes annulata Ehrenberg, 1831 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Nemertes bilineatus sensu Örsted, 1844 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Nemertes coeca Örsted, 1845 accepted as Meckelia coeca Örsted, 1845 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Included as a dubious species of heteronemertean by Bürger (1904a: 127).)
- Species Nemertes dubia (Quatrefages, 1846) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Nemertes maculosa Ehlers, 1871 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Included by Bürger (1904a: 128) among a group of dubiously valid heteronemertean taxa.)
- Species Nemertes nigrofuscus Ehrenberg, 1831 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Included by Bürger (1904a: 128) among a group of dubiously valid heteronemertean taxa.)
- Species Nemertes roseus Kölliker, 1845 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Nemertes teres Ehlers, 1871 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine
feminine
Not documented
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Nemertes Cuvier, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147060 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]



