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Micrura affinis (Girard in Stimpson, 1854)

155903 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155903)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Nemertea
  4. Pilidiophora
  5. Heteronemertea
  6. Lineidae
  7. Micrura
  8. Micrura affinis
accepted
Species
Micrura Ehrenberg, 1828
marine
(of ) Stimpson W. (1854). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan, or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-67, pls 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624
page(s): 28 [details] 
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Micrura affinis (Girard in Stimpson, 1854). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=155903 on 2026-09-27
NARMS (2026). Micrura affinis (Girard in Stimpson, 1854). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=155903 on 2026-09-27
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2005-05-03 13:42:47Z
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Gibson, Raymond
2024-11-05 18:37:47Z
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Kajihara, Hiroshi

original description (of ) Stimpson W. (1854). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan, or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-67, pls 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624
page(s): 28 [details] 

basis of record Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Gosner, K.L. (1979). A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. Invertebrates and Seaweeds of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. <em>Wiley-Interscience, Boston.</em> 329pp., figs. 1-72, pls. 1-64. [pdf copepods only]. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details] 

additional source Miner, R. W. (1950). Field book of seashore life. <em>G.P. Putnam & Sons.</em> 1-888. [details] 

additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details] 

additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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remark species fragment easily when handled [details]
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (20 records) 
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 096464) 
To ITIS
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