Lineus ruber Red Ribbon Worm

Lineus ruberis commonly referred to as Red Ribbon Worm. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Lineus ruber © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild aus der Adria

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lexID:: 6322
AphiaID:: 122536

Scientific:: Lineus ruber
German:: rote Nemertine,Roter Schnurwurm
English:: Red Ribbon Worm

Category:: Sea Worms

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Nemertea (Phylum) > Pilidiophora (Class) > Heteronemertea (Order) > Lineidae (Family) > Lineus (Genus) > ruber (Species)
Initial determination:: (Müller, ), 1774

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), North Atlantic Ocean
Size:: 2.76" - 4.72" (7cm - 12cm)
Temperature:: 41 °F - 77 °F (5°C - 25°C)
Food:: Algae, Clams, Phytoplankton, Worms, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

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

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-10-31 19:41:00
Last edit:: 2013-10-31 19:41:00

Info

Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774)

Red Ribbon Worm is a very common nemertean, typically found on muddy sand, beneath stones and boulders.Often can be found under rocks, in mussel beds, between barnacles, on rock-pool algae,especially Cladophora and Ceramium and among the holdfasts of the larger brown seaweeds.

Lineus ruber is not uncommonly occurring in brackish waters.The worm has 2 to 8 eyes in irregular Sort side of the head. It feeds on polychaetes, mussels and algae.

Synonymised names:
Borlasia gesserensis (synonym (partim))
Borlasia purpurea (synonym)
Borlasia rufa (synonym)
Cerebratulus fuscescens (synonym)
Fasciola rubra Müller, 1774 (synonym)
Lineus gesserensis ruber (synonym)
Lineus purpureus (synonym)
Meckelia carnea Diesing, 1850 (synonym)
Meckelia fusca (Fabricius, 1780) (synonym)
Nemertes communis Beneden, 1861 (junior synonym)
Nemertes fusca (Fabricius, 1780) (synonym)
Nemertes fuscescens (synonym)
Nemertes gesserensis (synonym)
Nemertes obscura sensu Desor, 1848 (synonym)
Nemertes octoculata Keferstein, 1862 (junior synonym)
Nemertes olivacea Johnston, 1837 (synonym)
Nemertes opaca (synonym)
Nemertes purpurea Johnston, 1837 (synonym)
Nemertes rufa (synonym)
Notospermus gesserensis (synonym)
Notospermus viridis (synonym)
Planaria carnea Rathke, 1799 (synonym)
Planaria fusca Fabricius, 1780 (synonym)
Planaria fuscescens Fabricius, 1798 (synonym, also Nemertes fuscescens)
Planaria gesserensis Müller, 1788 (synonym)
Planaria octoculata Johnston, 1828 (synonym)
Polia gracilis Girard, 1851 (synonym)
Polystemma carneum Müller, 1774 (synonym)
Poseidon colei Girard, 1852 (synonym)
Poseidon ruber Müller, 1774

Scientific paper

Genetic differentiation of populations of the common intertidal nemerteans Lineus ruber and Lineus viridis (Nemertea, Anopla), Alex D. Rogers; John P. Thorpe; Ray Gibson; Jon L. Norenburg, 1997-1998
The sexual reproduction of Intoshia linei (Orthonectida) endoparasite of Lineus ruber (Heteronemertea), HALOTI, SAÏD; VERNET, GUY , 1995
The influence of light and sea water temperature on the reproductive cycle ofLineus ruber(Heteronemertea), Guy Vernet; Jacques Bierne, 1993
10.6 Late graft-versus-host disease in allografted Lineus ruber, J. Bierne; C. Langlet, 1989
Ultrastructure of lineus ruber (rhyncocoela) epidermis, John Adams Oaks, 1978
Evidence for a Nonintestinal Nutritional Mechanism in the Rhynchocoelan, Lineus ruber, Frank M. Fisher, Jr. and John A. Oaks, 1978
Ultrastructure des photorécepteurs deLineus ruber(O. F. Müller) (Hétéronémertes Lineidae), Guy Vernet, 1972
The Proboscis Apparatus of the Nemertine Lineus ruber, E. A. Ling, 1971
Further investigations on the structure and function of cephalic organs of a nemertine Lineus ruber, E.A. Ling, 1970
Ultrastructure des photorécepteurs deLineus ruber(O. F. Müller) (Hétéronémertes Lineïdae), Guy Vernet, 1970
Sur le développement abortif de certains embryons deLineus ruber(O.F. Müller) (Hétéronémertes), Marie Josèphe Alluchon-Gerard; Marie Gontcharoff, 1970
The structure and function of the cephalic organ of a nemertine Lineus ruber, E.A. Ling, 1969
Ultrastructure et histochimie des glandes sous épidermiques chez lineus ruber et lineus viridis, M. Gontcharoff; H. Lechenault, 1966
A Histochemical Study of Digestion and Digestive Enzymes in the Rhynchocoelan Lineus ruber (O. F. Müller), J. B. Jennings, 1962
Observations on the Nutrition of the Rhynchocoelan Lineus ruber (O. F. Müller), J. B. Jennings, 1960
Die Paketdrüsenzone vonlineus ruber O. F. Müller(Nemertini)., Heinz-Jürgen Boie, 1952
Die Diovogonie oder die Entwicklung eines Embryo aus zwei Eiern bei der Nemertine Lineus ruber Müll, Józef Nusbaum; Mieczysław Oxner, 1913

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Unterwasserwelt-Mittelmeer (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Lineus ruber © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Bild aus der Adria

Predator and prey, Ribbon worm Lineus ruber ingesting a polychaete worm.2023

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