This is a list of the 44 species of Nemertea (ribbon worms, proboscis worms) found in Ireland.[1] [2]
Family Amphiporidae
edit- Amphiporus bioculatus McIntosh, 1874
- Amphiporus lactifloreus (Johnston, 1828)
Family Cephalothricidae
edit- Cephalothrix rufifrons (Johnston, 1837)
- Cephalothrix filiformis Johnston, 1828
- Cerebratulus fuscus (McIntosh, 1874)
- Cerebratulus marginatus Renier, 1804
- Lineus acutifrons Southern, 1913
- Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770)
- Lineus ruber (Müller, 1774)
- Lineus viridis (Müller, 1774)
- Micrura fasciolata Ehrenberg, 1828
- Micrura purpurea (Dalyell, 1853)
- Ramphogordius lacteus Rathke, 1843
Family Emplectonematidae
edit- Emplectonema gracile (Johnston, 1837)
- Nemertopsis flavida (McIntosh, 1873/74)
Family Cratenemertidae
edit- Nipponnemertes pulchra (Johnston, 1837)
Family Oerstediidae
edit- Oerstedia dorsalis (Abildgaard, 1806)
Family Paradrepanophoridae
edit- Paradrepanophorus crassus (Quatrefages, 1846)
Family Drepanophoridae
edit- Punnettia splendida (Keferstein, 1862)
Family Tetrastemmatidae
edit- Tetrastemma beaumonti (Southern, 1913)
- Tetrastemma candidum (Müller, 1774)
- Tetrastemma cephalophorum Bürger, 1895
- Tetrastemma coronatum (Quatrefages, 1846)
- Tetrastemma flavidum Ehrenberg, 1828
- Tetrastemma helvolum Bürger, 1895
- Tetrastemma melanocephalum (Johnston, 1837)
- Tetrastemma robertianae McIntosh, 1874
- Tetrastemma vermiculus (Quatrefages, 1846)
Family Tubulanidae
edit- Tubulanus annulatus (Montagu, 1804)
- Tubulanus banyulensis (Joubin, 1890)
- Tubulanus inexpectatus (Hubrecht, 1880)
- Tubulanus linearis (McIntosh, 1874)
- Tubulanus superbus (Kölliker, 1845)
References
edit- ^ Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E.(eds) 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas.Ulster Museum and The Marine Conservation Society, Belfast and Ross-on-Wye.
- ^ Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 152-156