Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774)
(a ribbon worm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLineus ruber (a ribbon worm)
GenusLineus (a genus of ribbon worms)
FamilyLINEIDAE (a family of ribbon worms)
SubclassHETERONEMERTEA (a subclass of ribbon worms)
ClassANOPLA (a class of ribbon worms)
PhylumNEMERTEA (proboscis worms, ribbon worms)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lineus ruber (a ribbon worm) :
1: Lineus ruber (a ribbon worm)
27 Jan 2012 OSGR: SY77 50° 30’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on mud under, and on underside of, rock, at edge of tidal pool
Image 1: Aggregation - under rock at edge of poolImage 2: Aggregation - under rock at edge of pool (2)Image 3: Aggregation - under rock at edge of pool (3)Image 4: Aggregation - under rock at edge of pool (4)Image 5: Aggregation - under rock at edge of pool (5)Image 6: Aggregation - under rock at edge of pool (6)Image 7: Aggregation - under rock at edge of pool (7)Image 8: Aggregation - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Aggregation - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 10: Aggregation - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 11: Aggregation - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 12: Aggregation - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 13: Aggregation - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 14: Aggregation - close-up - enlarged (7)Image 15: Aggregation - close-up - enlarged (8)
2: Lineus ruber (a ribbon worm)
3 Jun 2010 OSGR: SY77 50° 30’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
under rocks at edge of tidal pool
Image 1: Head - dorsal view - showing eyes close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Head - dorsal view - showing eyes - close-up - highly enlargedImage 3: Head - lateral view showing slit - close-up - highly enlargedImage 4: Head - lateral view showing slit - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 5: Head - ventral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Head - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 7: On mud as found - close-up - enlargedImage 8: On mud as found - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 9: On mud as found - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 10: On mud as found - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 11: On mud as found - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 12: On mud as found - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 13: On mud as found - close-up - enlarged (7)Image 14: Partly coiled - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Partly coiled - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 16: Partly coiled - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 17: Tail end - close-up - highly enlarged

Lineus ruber (a ribbon worm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lineus ruber (a ribbon worm)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lineus ruber (a ribbon worm)
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