Leucocephalonemertes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nemertea |
Class: | Pilidiophora |
Order: | Heteronemertea |
Family: | Lineidae |
Genus: |
Leucocephalonemertes Cantell, 1996 |
Species: | L. aurantiaca
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Binomial name | |
Leucocephalonemertes aurantiaca (Grube, 1855)
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Synonyms | |
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Leucocephalonemertes is a monotypic genus of ribbon worms belonging to the family Lineidae. The only species is Leucocephalonemertes aurantiaca. [1]
The genus name, Leucocephalonemertes, comes from the Greek leucos, meaning white, kephalos, meaning head, and Nemertes, from which the phylum name ( Nemertea) is also derived. [2]
The species epithet, aurantiaca, comes from the modern Latin aurantium, meaning orange. [2]
The species is found in Western Europe; specifically, it has been recorded from the UK, Norway, Italy, France, and Cabrera, Spain. [1] [2]
The worms typically grow from 6 to 10 centimetres (2.4 to 3.9 in) long, and 0.15 to 0.3 centimetres (0.059 to 0.118 in) across. [2]
Leucocephalonemertes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nemertea |
Class: | Pilidiophora |
Order: | Heteronemertea |
Family: | Lineidae |
Genus: |
Leucocephalonemertes Cantell, 1996 |
Species: | L. aurantiaca
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Binomial name | |
Leucocephalonemertes aurantiaca (Grube, 1855)
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Synonyms | |
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Leucocephalonemertes is a monotypic genus of ribbon worms belonging to the family Lineidae. The only species is Leucocephalonemertes aurantiaca. [1]
The genus name, Leucocephalonemertes, comes from the Greek leucos, meaning white, kephalos, meaning head, and Nemertes, from which the phylum name ( Nemertea) is also derived. [2]
The species epithet, aurantiaca, comes from the modern Latin aurantium, meaning orange. [2]
The species is found in Western Europe; specifically, it has been recorded from the UK, Norway, Italy, France, and Cabrera, Spain. [1] [2]
The worms typically grow from 6 to 10 centimetres (2.4 to 3.9 in) long, and 0.15 to 0.3 centimetres (0.059 to 0.118 in) across. [2]