WoRMS name details
Poseidon Girard, 1852
177607 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:177607)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Poseidon colei Girard, 1852 accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (type by monotypy)
- Species Poseidon affinis Stimpson, 1854 accepted as Micrura affinis (Girard in Stimpson, 1854) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Poseidon ruber (Müller, 1774) accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774)
- Species Poseidon viridis (Müller, 1774) accepted as Lineus viridis (Müller, 1774)
marine
masculine
Girard, C. (1852). Descriptions of two new genera and two species of Nemertes. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 4: 185-186
page(s): 186 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 186 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Poseidon Girard, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177607 on 2025-05-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Girard, C. (1852). Descriptions of two new genera and two species of Nemertes. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 4: 185-186
page(s): 186 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
page(s): 186 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Verrill, A. E. (1892). The marine nemerteans of New England and adjacent waters. Transactions Conn Acad, 8:381-471., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32298
page(s): 417 [details]
page(s): 417 [details]
