MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Poseidon Girard, 1852

World Nemertea Database name details

Poseidon Girard, 1852

Nemertes octoculata Keferstein, 1862

AphiaID

177607 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:177607)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Lineus Sowerby, 1805

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Poseidon colei Girard, 1852 accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Nemertea incertae sedis

Original name

Poseidon Girard, 1852

Direct children (4)

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Species Poseidon affinis Stimpson, 1854 accepted as Micrura affinis (Girard in Stimpson, 1854) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Poseidon colei Girard, 1852 accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774) (synonym)
Species Poseidon ruber (Müller, 1774) accepted as Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774)
Species Poseidon viridis (Müller, 1774) accepted as Lineus viridis (Müller, 1774)

Environment

marine

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Girard, C. (1852). Descriptions of two new genera and two species of Nemertes. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 4: 185-186
page(s): 186 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Poseidon Girard, 1852. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/nemertea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177607 on 2025-05-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-26 11:57:29Z

created

Gibson, Raymond

2016-03-14 07:05:58Z

changed

Norenburg, Jon

2024-11-05 12:17:22Z

changed

Kajihara, Hiroshi

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original description Girard, C. (1852). Descriptions of two new genera and two species of Nemertes. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 4: 185-186
page(s): 186 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]

source of synonymy Verrill, A. E. (1892). The marine nemerteans of New England and adjacent waters. Transactions Conn Acad, 8:381-471., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32298
page(s): 417 [details]

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Nemertes octoculata Keferstein, 1862

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