World Nemertea Database - Cyanophthalma Norenburg, 1986

WoRMS taxon details

Cyanophthalma Norenburg, 1986

AphiaID

122412 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122412)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Cyanophthalma obscura (Schultze, 1851) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Sacconemertidae Chernyshev, Timoshkin & Kawakatsu, 1998

Original name

Cyanophthalma Norenburg, 1986

Direct children (3)

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Species Cyanophthalma obscura (Schultze, 1851)
Species Cyanophthalma vittata (Verrill, 1874)
Species Cyanophthalma cordiceps (Sars in Jensen, 1878) sensu Norenburg, 1986 accepted as Cyanophthalma vittata (Verrill, 1874) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Norenburg, J. L. (1986). Redescription of a brooding nemertine, Cyanophthalma obscura (Schultze) gen. et comb. n., with observations on its biology and discussion of the species of Prostomatella and related taxa. Zoologica Scripta, 15(4): 275-293, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1986.tb00229.x [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Cyanophthalma Norenburg, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122412 on 2025-05-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gibson, Raymond

2006-09-08 06:50:23Z

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Martinez, Olga

2015-11-16 13:33:29Z

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Strand, Malin

2018-11-02 16:34:12Z

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Norenburg, Jon

2020-01-21 16:39:41Z

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Norenburg, Jon

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Nomenclature

original description Norenburg, J. L. (1986). Redescription of a brooding nemertine, Cyanophthalma obscura (Schultze) gen. et comb. n., with observations on its biology and discussion of the species of Prostomatella and related taxa. Zoologica Scripta, 15(4): 275-293, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1986.tb00229.x [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 152-156 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

status source Chernyshev, A. V. (2005). System of families of Enoplan nemerteans of the order Eumonostilifera (Nemertea: Enopla). Russian Journal of Marine Biology. 31(suppl. 1): 27–33., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11179-006-0012-6 [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

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Habitat Brackish water, high tolerance to low salinity. [details]

Definitions

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