Lineus longissimus Bootlace Worm, Ribbon Worm

Lineus longissimusis commonly referred to as Bootlace Worm, Ribbon Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

6513 

AphiaID:

122528 

Scientific:

Lineus longissimus 

German:

Lange Nemertine 

English:

Bootlace Worm, Ribbon Worm 

Category:

Ormer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Nemertea (Phylum) > Pilidiophora (Class) > Heteronemertea (Order) > Lineidae (Family) > Lineus (Genus) > longissimus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gunnerus, ), 1770 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, European Coasts, Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain, the British Isles 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

196.85" - 1968.5" (500cm - 5000cm) 

Temperature:

51.8 °F - 68 °F (11°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Detritus, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lineus acutifrons
• Lineus albifrons
• Lineus albocinctus
• Lineus albonasus
• Lineus alborostratus
• Lineus alienus
• Lineus anellatus
• Lineus angulosus
• Lineus arenicola
• Lineus atradentis
• Lineus atrocaeruleus
• Lineus auripunctatus
• Lineus aurostriatus
• Lineus australis
• Lineus autrani
• Lineus bergendali
• Lineus bilineatus
• Lineus binigrilinearis
• Lineus bioculatus
• Lineus bipunctatus
• Lineus bonaerensis
• Lineus boutani
• Lineus cancelli
• Lineus capensis
• Lineus caputornatus
• Lineus cinereus
• Lineus cingulatus
• Lineus clandestinus
• Lineus coccinus
• Lineus collaris
• Lineus coloratus
• Lineus copus
• Lineus crosslandi
• Lineus desori
• Lineus dohrnii
• Lineus fischeri
• Lineus flammeus
• Lineus flavescens
• Lineus frauenfeldi
• Lineus fulvus
• 
  Lineus fuscoviridis
  Grüner Schnurwurm
• Lineus galbanus
• Lineus gesserensis
• Lineus gilbus
• Lineus gilviceps
• Lineus glaucus
• Lineus grubei
• Lineus hancocki
• Lineus hiatti
• Lineus hubrechti
• Lineus indicus
• Lineus insignis
• Lineus iota
• Lineus islandicus
• Lineus kennelii
• Lineus kolaensis
• Lineus kristinebergensis
• Lineus lacticapitatus
• Lineus linearis
• Lineus lobianki
• Lineus longifissus
• 
  Lineus longissimus
  Lange Nemertine
• Lineus marisalbi
• Lineus mascarensis
• Lineus mcintoshii
• Lineus molochinus
• Lineus monolineatus
• Lineus nigrobrunneus
• Lineus nigrofuscus
• Lineus nigrostriatus
• Lineus obscurus
• Lineus oculatus
• Lineus orientalis
• Lineus ornatus
• Lineus pallidus
• Lineus parvulus
• Lineus patulus
• Lineus pictifrons
• Lineus picus
• Lineus polyophthalmus
• Lineus pseudoruber
• Lineus psittacinus
• Lineus quadratus
• Lineus ramosus
• Lineus rovinjensis
• 
  Lineus ruber
  rote Nemertine,Roter Schnurwurm
• Lineus rubescens
• Lineus rufocaudatus
• Lineus sainthilairi
• Lineus scandinaviensis
• Lineus spatiosus
• Lineus stigmatus
• Lineus subcingulatus
• Lineus torquatus
• Lineus trilobulatus
• Lineus truncatus
• Lineus turqueti
• Lineus variegatus
• Lineus versicolor
• Lineus viridis
• Lineus vittatus
• Lineus viviparus
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-12-15 19:46:06 

Last edit:

2020-04-08 20:37:16 

Toxicity

Lineus longissimus is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Lineus longissimus, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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