Parborlasia corrugata

Parborlasia corrugata
Parborlasia corrugatus from the Ross Sea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nemertea
Class: Pilidiophora
Order: Heteronemertea
Family: Lineidae
Genus: Parborlasia
Species:
P. corrugatus
Binomial name
Parborlasia corrugatus
(McIntosh, 1876)
Synonyms

Cerebratulus charcoti
Cerebratulus corrugatus
Cerebratulus hanseni
Cerebratulus magelhaensicus
Cerebratulus steeneni
Cerebratulus steineni
Cerebratulus steinini
Cerebratulus subtilis
Lineus corrugatus

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]

  1. ^ WoRMS. "Parborlasia Friedrich, 1970". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ Giant Antarctic Marine Worm – Parbolasia Corrugatus : Zooillogix Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine