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Nemertes
Johnston, 1837
Nemertes gracilis Goodsir, 1845
AphiaID
1777724
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1777724)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Nemertea
Hoplonemertea
Monostilifera
Eumonostilifera
Amphiporina
Emplectonematidae
Nemertes
Status
unaccepted >
junior homonym
Accepted name
Emplectonema
Stimpson, 1857
Rank
Genus
Parent
Emplectonematidae Bürger, 1904
Direct children (2)
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Subgenus
Nemertes (Borlasia)
Johnston, 1837
accepted as
Anopla
accepted as
Nemertea
incertae sedis
Species
Nemertes (Borlasia) rufifrons
Johnston, 1837
accepted as
Cephalothrix rufifrons
(Johnston, 1837)
(
unaccepted
>
superseded combination
)
Environment
marine
Grammatical gender
feminine
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database.
Nemertes
Johnston, 1837. 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=1777724 on 2026-08-14
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Nemertes
Johnston, 1837. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=1777724 on 2026-08-14
Taxonomic edit history
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Nemertes gracilis Goodsir, 1845
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Stylet apparatus (specimen from the Black Sea)
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