World Nemertea Database
WoRMS name details
Cyanophthalma vittata (Verrill, 1874)
159494 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159494)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Distribution Cobscook Bay; Bay of Fundy to Long Island Sound
Distribution Cobscook Bay; Bay of Fundy to Long Island Sound [details]
Norenburg, J.; Gibson, R.; Herrera Bachiller, A.; Strand, M. (2024). World Nemertea Database. Cyanophthalma vittata (Verrill, 1874). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159494 on 2024-05-22
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basis of record
Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors 
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diet generally for group, they are carnivorous; likely feeds on crustaceans (most likely, amphipods), at times prey their own size. [details]Habitat benthic, living or crawling among rocks, algae, hydroids, or in bottom debris. [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate; fertilization is external for most species. [details]
From other sources
Dimensions length up to 30 mm by 4 mm [details]Distribution Cobscook Bay; Bay of Fundy to Long Island Sound [details]