Species ID
OC-SP-0002930
Discovered
Phylum
Nemertea
Species ID
OC-SP-0002930
Provisional Species Name
Lineidae sp_SMTM024
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Lineidae
Lowest Known Rank
Family
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Nemertea
Class
Pilidiophora
Order
Heteronemertea
Family
Lineidae
Date Identified
25/07/2025
Taxonomic Remarks
Generic affiliation is currently undetermined. Morphologically distinct from other known lineids. COI sequence divergence from the nearest neighbour is ~10%.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
08/04/2026
Description of Material
Body 5-26 mm long, 0.3-0.4 mm wide; narrow, and only moderately dorso-ventrally flattened; translucent; gut cream-colored, showing through body wall; colour pattern consists of a series of thin, pale greenish-ochre dorsal longitudinal stripes (7-9), which may break up into mottling; cephalic lobe about 8 times longer than it is wide, same width as adjacent body, with a bluntly rounded anterior tip; cerebral ganglia translucent. Cephalic slits are characteristically flared wide open. Caudal cirrus present. Ocelli lacking.
Ecology
Associated with coral rubble.
Distribution
Only known from Atauro Island, Timor-Leste.
Scientific Name Authorship
Maslakova, Svetlana
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