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Family: Lineidae



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95 species (see list below)
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Antarctolineus scotti
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Cerebratulina natans
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Cerebratulus albifrons
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Cerebratulus alleni
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Cerebratulus australis
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Cerebratulus californiensis
[Light-edged ribbon worm]
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Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Cerebratulus darvelli
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Cerebratulus fasciatus
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Cerebratulus fuscus
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Cerebratulus haddoni
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Cerebratulus herculeus
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Cerebratulus johnstoni
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Cerebratulus lacteus
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Cerebratulus lineolatus
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Cerebratulus longiceps
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Cerebratulus magneticus
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Cerebratulus malvini
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Cerebratulus marginatus
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Cerebratulus montgomeryi
[Rose ribbon worm]
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Cerebratulus occidentalis
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Cerebratulus orochi
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Cerebratulus pantherinus
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Cerebratulus queenslandicus
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Cerebratulus roseus
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Cerebratulus rubellus
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Cerebratulus signatus
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Cerebratulus sinensis
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Diplopleura vivesi
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Dushia nigra
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Max. Length 3.3 cm TL
 
Eousia verticivaria
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Euborlasia elizabethae
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Euborlasia maycoli
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Euborlasia nigrocincta
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Heteronemertes longifissus
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Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Iwatanemertes piperata
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Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Lineopselloides albilineus
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Lineus acutifrons
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Lineus alborostratus
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Lineus binigrilinearis
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Lineus cingulatus
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Lineus coccinus
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Lineus flavescens
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Lineus fulvus
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Lineus lacteus
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Photo by Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic

Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770)

Photo by Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Lineus longissimus
[Bootlace worm]
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Lineus pallidus
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Lineus pictifrons
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Lineus ruber
[Red ribbon worm]
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Lineus rubescens
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Lineus sanguineus
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Lineus socialis
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Lineus spatiosus
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Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Lineus torquatus
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Lineus viridis
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Micconemertes orientalis
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Micrella rufa
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Micrura achrostocephala
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Micrura affinis
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Micrura akkeshiensis
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Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Micrura alaskensis
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Micrura albida
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Micrura aurantiaca
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Micrura bella
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Micrura caeca
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Micrura callima
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Micrura chlorapardalis
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Micrura fasciolata
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Micrura ignea
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Micrura impressa
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Micrura lactea
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Micrura leidyi
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Micrura magna
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Micrura nebulosa
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Micrura nigrirostris
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Micrura olivaris
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Micrura pardalis
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Micrura purpurea
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Micrura rockalliensis
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Micrura rubra
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Micrura rubramaculosa
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Micrura scotica
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Micrura uchidai
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Micrura verrilli
[Purple ribbon worm]
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Micrura wilsoni
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Oxypolia beaumontiana
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Paramicrura borborophila
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Parapolia aurantiaca
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Parborlasia corrugatus (McIntosh, 1876)

Photo by Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Parborlasia corrugatus
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Max. Length 3.9 cm TL
 
Perissonemertes pyrrhocephala
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Max. Length 33.5 cm TL
 
Praealbonemertes whangateaunienses
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Quasilineus sinicus
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Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Siphonenteron bilineatum
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Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Utolineus uberis
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Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Yinia pratensis
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Zygeupolia rubens
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Antarctolineus scotti Antarctic Indian Ocean 1915
Cerebratulina natans Western Pacific 15 TL 1900
Cerebratulus albifrons Northeast Pacific 1901
Cerebratulus alleni Northeast Pacific 1912
Cerebratulus australis Western Pacific Ocean 1857
Cerebratulus californiensis Light-edged ribbon worm Eastern Pacific 5 TL 1905
Cerebratulus darvelli Northwest Pacific 7 TL 1990
Cerebratulus fasciatus Northwest Pacific 1857
Cerebratulus fuscus Northern Atlantic and the
Cerebratulus haddoni Western Central Pacific 1900
Cerebratulus herculeus Northwest Pacific 1901
Cerebratulus johnstoni Indo-Pacific Ocean 1940
Cerebratulus lacteus Western Central Atlantic.
Cerebratulus lineolatus Western Central Atlantic.
Cerebratulus longiceps Northeast Pacific 30 TL 1901
Cerebratulus magneticus Western Central Pacific 1981
Cerebratulus malvini Antarctic Indian Ocean 1934
Cerebratulus marginatus Arctic, Pacific Ocean, At 1804
Cerebratulus montgomeryi Rose ribbon worm Northern Pacific and the 1901
Cerebratulus occidentalis Northwest Pacific 1901
Cerebratulus orochi Northwest Pacific 2020
Cerebratulus pantherinus Northwest Pacific 1879
Cerebratulus queenslandicus Western Central Pacific 1900
Cerebratulus roseus Western Central Pacific 1841
Cerebratulus rubellus Northwest Pacific 1855
Cerebratulus signatus Northwest Pacific
Cerebratulus sinensis Northwest Pacific 1855
Diplopleura vivesi Northwest Pacific
Dushia nigra Northwest Pacific 1855
Eousia verticivaria Northwest Pacific 3.3 TL 1990
Euborlasia elizabethae Northwest Pacific 1873
Euborlasia maycoli Western Central Atlantic 2020
Euborlasia nigrocincta Western Central Atlantic
Heteronemertes longifissus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1887
Iwatanemertes piperata Northwest Pacific 17 TL 1855
Lineopselloides albilineus Northwest Pacific 14 TL 1990
Lineus acutifrons Northeast Atlantic 1913
Lineus alborostratus Northwest Pacific 1898
Lineus binigrilinearis Northwest Pacific 3.5 TL 1990
Lineus cingulatus Northwest Pacific 1855
Lineus coccinus Northwest Pacific 1892
Lineus flavescens East Central Pacific 12 TL 1904
Lineus fulvus Northwest Pacific 1954
Lineus lacteus Northwest Pacific 1843
Lineus longissimus Bootlace worm Northeast Atlantic 1770
Lineus pallidus Northeast Atlantic
Lineus pictifrons Northeast Atlantic
Lineus ruber Red ribbon worm Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 1771
Lineus rubescens Canada
Lineus sanguineus Northeast Atlantic 1799
Lineus socialis Northeast Atlantic
Lineus spatiosus Northwest Pacific 1954
Lineus torquatus Northern Pacific 40 TL 1901
Lineus viridis Northern Atlantic, Northe 1774
Micconemertes orientalis Northwest Pacific 1997
Micrella rufa Northwest Pacific 1901
Micrura achrostocephala Northwest Pacific 1997
Micrura affinis Northwest Pacific
Micrura akkeshiensis Northwest Pacific 1940
Micrura alaskensis Pacific Ocean and the Arc 60 TL 1901
Micrura albida Pacific Ocean and the Arc
Micrura aurantiaca Pacific Ocean and the Arc 1855
Micrura bella Northern Pacific 1857
Micrura caeca Northern Pacific
Micrura callima Western Pacific. 1995
Micrura chlorapardalis Central Pacific 2005
Micrura fasciolata Northeast Atlantic 1831
Micrura ignea Central Pacific 2005
Micrura impressa Central Pacific
Micrura lactea Central Pacific 1879
Micrura leidyi Central Pacific
Micrura magna Northwest Pacific 1940
Micrura nebulosa Northwest Pacific
Micrura nigrirostris Northwest Pacific
Micrura olivaris Northwest Pacific 1905
Micrura pardalis Canada
Micrura purpurea Canada 1853
Micrura rockalliensis Canada 1924
Micrura rubra Canada
Micrura rubramaculosa Central Pacific 2005
Micrura scotica Central Pacific 1911
Micrura uchidai Northwest Pacific 1940
Micrura verrilli Purple ribbon worm Northeast Pacific 1901
Micrura wilsoni Canada
Oxypolia beaumontiana Northeast Atlantic 1901
Paramicrura borborophila Northwest Pacific 1992
Parapolia aurantiaca Northwest Pacific
Parborlasia corrugatus Antarctic. 1876
Perissonemertes pyrrhocephala Northwest Pacific 3.9 TL 1990
Praealbonemertes whangateaunienses Southwest Pacific 33.5 TL 1993
Quasilineus sinicus Northwest Pacific 12 TL 1990
Siphonenteron bilineatum Atlantic, Indo-Pacific an 20 TL 1847
Utolineus uberis Northwest Pacific 4.5 TL 1990
Yinia pratensis Northwest Pacific 14 TL 1998
Zygeupolia rubens Canada



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