Baseodiscus delineatus Ribbon Worm

Baseodiscus delineatus wird umgangssprachlich als Schnurwurm bezeichnet.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

Baseodiscus delineatus (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

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lexID:: 5922
AphiaID:: 122577

Scientific:: Baseodiscus delineatus
German:: Schnurwurm
English:: Ribbon Worm

Category:: Vermi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Nemertea (Phylum) > Pilidiophora (Class) > Heteronemertea (Order) > Valenciniidae (Family) > Baseodiscus (Genus) > delineatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Delle Chiaje, ), 1825

Occurrence:: European Coasts, Gulf of Mexico, Portugal, Spain
Sea depth:: 1 - 5 Meter
Size:: 15.75" - 47.24" (40cm - 120cm)
Temperature:: 55.4 °F - 77 °F (13°C - 25°C)
Food:: Detritus
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Baseodiscus abyssorum
Baseodiscus alpha
Baseodiscus anocellatus
Baseodiscus antarcticus
Baseodiscus antillensis
Baseodiscus aureus
Baseodiscus australis
Baseodiscus bilineatus
Baseodiscus cingulatus
Baseodiscus delineatus
Schnurwurm
Baseodiscus discolor
Baseodiscus edmondsoni
Baseodiscus filholi
Baseodiscus giardii
Baseodiscus hemprichii
Dunkel Gestreifter Schnurwurm
Baseodiscus indicus
Baseodiscus longissimus
Baseodiscus lumbricoides
Baseodiscus maculosus
Baseodiscus mexicanus
Baseodiscus minor
Baseodiscus multiporatus
Baseodiscus nipponensis
Baseodiscus pallidus
Baseodiscus pellucidus
Baseodiscus pholidotus
Baseodiscus platei
Baseodiscus princeps
Baseodiscus punnetti
Baseodiscus quinquelineatus
Fünflinien-Schnurwurm
Baseodiscus rugosus
Baseodiscus sordidus
Baseodiscus sulcatus
Baseodiscus takakurai
Baseodiscus unicolor
Baseodiscus unistriatus
Baseodiscus univittatus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-23 10:15:09
Last edit:: 2013-08-23 10:15:09

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Baseodiscus delineatus (Delle Chiaje, 1825)

This long ribbon worm is sometimes seen in coral rubble areas on some of our shores.

About 40cm to more than 1m long. White to cream body, with five or more blue or black stripes along the entire length of the body.

Synonymised taxa:
Baseodiscus curtus (Hubrecht, 1879) (synonym)
Baseodiscus delineatus var. curta (synonym)
Baseodiscus delineatus var. curtus (synonym)
Baseodiscus insignis (synonym)
Borlasia carmellina (synonym)
Eupolia amboinensis (synonym)
Eupolia ascophora (synonym)
Eupolia curta (synonym)
Nemertes delineatus (Delle Chiaje, 1825) (synonym)
Nemertes striata (synonym)
Polia curta Hubrecht, 1879 (synonym)
Polia delineata (synonym)

External links

Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wildsingapore (en). Abgerufen am 31.07.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Baseodiscus delineatus (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

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