RAS taxon details
Amphiporus Ehrenberg, 1831
122391 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122391)
accepted
Genus
- Species Amphiporus cruciatus Bürger, 1893
- Species Amphiporus gerlachei Bürger, 1904
- Species Amphiporus incubator Joubin, 1914
- Species Amphiporus inexpectatus Wheeler, 1934
- Species Amphiporus lecointei Bürger, 1904
- Species Amphiporus mathai Joubin, 1905
- Species Amphiporus moseleyi Hubrecht, 1887
- Species Amphiporus multihastatus Joubin, 1910
- Species Amphiporus musculus Iwata, 1954
- Species Amphiporus racovitzai Bürger, 1904
- Species Amphiporus spinosissimus Bürger, 1893
- Species Amphiporus spinosus Bürger, 1893
- Species Amphiporus marioni Hubrecht, 1887 accepted as Nipponnemertes marioni (Hubrecht, 1887) (synonym)
- Species Amphiporus michaelseni Bürger, 1895 accepted as Antarctonemertes valida (Bürger, 1893) (Synonym)
- Species Amphiporus schollaerti Wheeler, 1934 accepted as Nipponnemertes schollaerti (Wheeler, 1934)
- Species Amphiporus scoresbyi Wheeler, 1934 accepted as Achoronemertes scoresbyi (Wheeler, 1934) (synonym)
- Species Amphiporus dubius Hubrecht, 1879 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1831). Phytozoa Turbellaria africana et asiatica. <em>In: Symbolae physicae (Hemprich F.W. & Ehrenberg C.G., Eds.). Animalia evertebrata exclusis insectis recensuit Dr. CG Ehrenberg. Series prima cum tabularum decade prima. Berolini.</em> [details] 
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Amphiporus Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122391 on 2025-09-12
RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Amphiporus Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122391 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1831). Phytozoa Turbellaria africana et asiatica. <em>In: Symbolae physicae (Hemprich F.W. & Ehrenberg C.G., Eds.). Animalia evertebrata exclusis insectis recensuit Dr. CG Ehrenberg. Series prima cum tabularum decade prima. Berolini.</em> [details]
context source (PeRMS) Gibson, R. (1995). Nemertean genera and species of the world: an annotated checklist of original names and description citations, synonyms, current taxonomic status, habitats and recorded zoogeographic distribution. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29(2): 271–561., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770161 [details] Available for editors
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]
additional source Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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
subsequent type designation Gibson, R.; Crandall, F. B. (1991). <i>Amphiporus</i> Ehrenberg, 1831 (Nemertea): proposed designation of <i>Planaria lactiflorea</i> Johnston, 1828 as the type species. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 48: 22–24., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.664 [details]
subsequent type designation ICZN. (1992). Opinion 1675. <i>Amphiporus</i> Ehrenberg, 1831 (Nemertea): <i>Planaria lactiflorea</i> Johnston, 1828 designated as the type species. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 49:157., available online at https://archive.org/details/biostor-5345 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Gibson, R. (1995). Nemertean genera and species of the world: an annotated checklist of original names and description citations, synonyms, current taxonomic status, habitats and recorded zoogeographic distribution. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29(2): 271–561., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770161 [details] Available for editors
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]
additional source Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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
subsequent type designation Gibson, R.; Crandall, F. B. (1991). <i>Amphiporus</i> Ehrenberg, 1831 (Nemertea): proposed designation of <i>Planaria lactiflorea</i> Johnston, 1828 as the type species. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 48: 22–24., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.664 [details]
subsequent type designation ICZN. (1992). Opinion 1675. <i>Amphiporus</i> Ehrenberg, 1831 (Nemertea): <i>Planaria lactiflorea</i> Johnston, 1828 designated as the type species. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 49:157., available online at https://archive.org/details/biostor-5345 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amphiporus)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (13 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096557)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amphiporus)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (13 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096557)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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