Parborlasia corrugata | |
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Parborlasia corrugatus from the Ross Sea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nemertea |
Class: | Pilidiophora |
Order: | Heteronemertea |
Family: | Lineidae |
Genus: | Parborlasia |
Species: | P. corrugatus
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Binomial name | |
Parborlasia corrugatus (McIntosh, 1876)
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Synonyms | |
Cerebratulus charcoti |
Parborlasia corrugatus is a proboscis worm in the family Lineidae.[1] It was formerly placed in family Cerebratulidae. This species of proboscis or ribbon worm can grow to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in length, and lives in marine environments down to 3,590 metres (11,780 ft). This scavenger and predator is widely distributed in cold southern oceans.[2]