Register of Antarctic Species (RAS) - Lineus ornatus Wheeler, 1940

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World Nemertea Database taxon details

Lineus ornatus Wheeler, 1940

AphiaID

155896 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155896)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Lineus Sowerby, 1805

Original name

Lineus ornatus Wheeler, 1940

Synonymised names

Lineus corrugatus sensu Stephenson, Stephenson & Du Toit, 1937 · unaccepted > misapplication (misidentification)

Environment

marine

Original description

Wheeler, J.F.G. (1940). Some nemerteans from South Africa and a note on Lineus corrugatus M'Intosh. <em>The Linnean Society's Journal-Zoology.</em> Vol.xli., No. 276, pp.20-49. [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Lineus ornatus Wheeler, 1940. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/nemertea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155896 on 2025-06-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-03 13:42:47Z

created

Gibson, Raymond

[taxonomic tree]

original description Wheeler, J.F.G. (1940). Some nemerteans from South Africa and a note on Lineus corrugatus M'Intosh. <em>The Linnean Society's Journal-Zoology.</em> Vol.xli., No. 276, pp.20-49. [details] Available for editors

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Lineus corrugatus sensu Stephenson, Stephenson & Du Toit, 1937)