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Nemertea taxon details

Malacobdella grossa (Müller, 1776)

122641  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122641)

accepted
Species
Malacobdella anceps · unaccepted (synonym)
Malacobdella cardii · unaccepted (synonym)
Malacobdella mercenaria Verrill, 1873 · unaccepted (synonym)
Malacobdella mercenariae · unaccepted (synonym)
Malacobdella myae · unaccepted (synonym)
Malacobdella obesa Verrill, 1873 · unaccepted (synonym)
Malacobdella valenciennaei · unaccepted (synonym)
Xenistum valenciennaei · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of ) Müller, O. F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 220; note: listing, with a four word diagnosis [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Distribution whole Atlantic coast  
Distribution whole Atlantic coast [details]
Norenburg, J.; Gibson, R.; Herrera Bachiller, A.; Strand, M. (2021). World Nemertea Database. Malacobdella grossa (Müller, 1776). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/nemertea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122641 on 2024-05-06
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2005-07-18 07:07:26Z
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original description  (of ) Müller, O. F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 220; note: listing, with a four word diagnosis [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 152-156 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]   

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]   

additional source Norenburg, J. L. 2009. Nemertea of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 553–558 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]   

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Diet parasitic on host [details]

Dimensions length up to 40 mm by 15 mm [details]

Distribution whole Atlantic coast [details]

Ecology in mantle cavity of bivalve molluscs [details]

Habitat endemic in the mantle cavity of pelecypod molluscs [details]

Importance parasitic on commercial shellfish [details]

Reproduction sexes are separate; fertilization is external for most species. Asexual reproduction also occurs by fragmentation [details]

remark species fragment easily when handled [details]
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