| Bootlace worm | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nemertea |
| Class: | Pilidiophora |
| Order: | Heteronemertea |
| Family: | Lineidae |
| Genus: | Lineus |
| Species: | L. longissimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770)
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The bootlace worm (Lineus longissimus) is a species of ribbon worm and one of the longest known animals, with specimens up to 55 m (180 ft) long being reported.[1] Its mucus is highly toxic.[2]
- ^ "Potential insecticide discovered in Earth's longest animal". UQ News. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ Strand, M., Sundberg, P. 2010. Lineus longissimus Långsnöre, p. 104 – In: Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Stjärnmaskar – slemmaskar. Sipuncula – Nemertea. Artdatabanken, SLU, Uppsala, ISBN 978-91-88506-72-6