North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS name details

Ophyocephalus Chiaje, 1829

AphiaID

147246 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147246)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Ophiocephalus Blainville, 1828 accepted as Lineus Sowerby, 1805

Rank

Genus

Parent

Nemertea incertae sedis

Direct children (1)

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Species Ophyocephalus polymorphus accepted as Tubulanus polymorphus [Renier], [1804] (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Ophyocephalus Chiaje, 1829. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147246 on 2026-08-09

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Ophyocephalus Chiaje, 1829. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=147246 on 2026-08-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-03-03 13:39:03Z

created

Gibson, Raymond

2006-09-26 06:56:50Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2012-08-10 14:46:11Z

changed

Norenburg, Jon

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Sources (2)

basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]