Lineus viridis
Lineus viridis
- phylum Nemertea
- class Anopla
- order Heteronemertea
- family Lineidae
- genus Lineus
Languages: English
Overview
General Description
(from Coe, W. R. (1901). Papers from the Harriman Alaska Expedition. XX. The nemerteans.. Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci.. 1-110.)
Head with deep, horizontal furrows. Proboscis usually with three muscular layers and muscular crossings. Caudal cirrus absent. Body long and slender, rounded or flattened; very contractile.
A single row of 4-6 (or sometimes 8) ocelli on each side of head. Dusky, or brownish green, dark brown, or reddish brown; commonly paler beneath.
References
(1901). Papers from the Harriman Alaska Expedition. XX. The nemerteans..
Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci.. 1-110.
(1995). Nemertean species and genera of the world: an annotated check-list of original names and description citations, synonyms, current taxonomic status, habitats and recorded zoogeographic distribution.
Journal of Natural History . 29, 271–562.