WoRMS taxon details
Micrura purpurea (Dalyell, 1853)
122560 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122560)
accepted
Species
Cerebratulus purpureus (Dalyell, 1853) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gordius purpureus Dalyell, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gordius purpureus spinifer Dalyell, 1853 · alternative representation
Gordius spinifer purpureus Dalyell, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Stylus purpureus Johnston, 1865 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Gordius purpureus spinifer Dalyell, 1853) Dalyell, J. G. (1853). The Powers of the Creator Displayed in the Creation: or, Observations on Life Amidst the Various Forms of the Humbler Tribes of Animated Nature: with Practical Comments and Illustrations. Volume II. xiii + 359 pp., 46 pls. John van Voorst. London., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18804951 [details] 
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Micrura purpurea (Dalyell, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122560 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gordius purpureus Dalyell, 1853) Dalyell, J. G. (1853). The Powers of the Creator Displayed in the Creation: or, Observations on Life Amidst the Various Forms of the Humbler Tribes of Animated Nature: with Practical Comments and Illustrations. Volume II. xiii + 359 pp., 46 pls. John van Voorst. London., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18804951 [details]
original description (of Gordius purpureus spinifer Dalyell, 1853) Dalyell, J. G. (1853). The Powers of the Creator Displayed in the Creation: or, Observations on Life Amidst the Various Forms of the Humbler Tribes of Animated Nature: with Practical Comments and Illustrations. Volume II. xiii + 359 pp., 46 pls. John van Voorst. London., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18804951 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 152-156 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Gordius purpureus spinifer Dalyell, 1853) Dalyell, J. G. (1853). The Powers of the Creator Displayed in the Creation: or, Observations on Life Amidst the Various Forms of the Humbler Tribes of Animated Nature: with Practical Comments and Illustrations. Volume II. xiii + 359 pp., 46 pls. John van Voorst. London., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18804951 [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 152-156 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish | gulhuvudnemertin | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Gordius purpureus spinifer Dalyell, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus purpureus (Dalyell, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Gordius purpureus Dalyell, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Stylus purpureus Johnston, 1865)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrura purpurea)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (7 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Gordius purpureus spinifer Dalyell, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cerebratulus purpureus (Dalyell, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Gordius purpureus Dalyell, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Stylus purpureus Johnston, 1865)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micrura purpurea)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 38 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (7 records)
To ITIS
