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Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Pilidiophora
Order: Heteronemertea
Family: Lineidae

Genus: Lineus

(See list of species below)

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18 species (see list below)
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Lineus acutifrons
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Lineus alborostratus
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Lineus binigrilinearis
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Lineus cingulatus
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Lineus coccinus
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Lineus flavescens
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Lineus fulvus
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Lineus lacteus
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Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic

Lineus longissimus(Gunnerus, 1770)

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Lineus longissimus
[Bootlace worm]
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Lineus pallidus
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Lineus pictifrons
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Lineus ruber
[Red ribbon worm]
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Lineus rubescens
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Lineus sanguineus
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Lineus socialis
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Lineus spatiosus
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Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Lineus torquatus
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Lineus viridis
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