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Baseodiscus delineatus Ribbon Worm

Baseodiscus delineatus wird umgangssprachlich als Schnurwurm bezeichnet.

Profilbild Urheber Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

Baseodiscus delineatus (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz


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lexID:
5922 
AphiaID:
122577 
Scientific:
Baseodiscus delineatus 
German:
Schnurwurm 
English:
Ribbon Worm 
Category:
Robaki 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Nemertea (Phylum) > Pilidiophora (Class) > Heteronemertea (Order) > Valenciniidae (Family) > Baseodiscus (Genus) > delineatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Delle Chiaje, ), 1825 
Occurrence:
Australia, Belize, European Coasts, Florida, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Mexico, Invasive Species, Italy, Marschall Islands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, USA 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
1 - 5 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral rubble substrate, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks, under stones 
Size:
15.75" - 47.24" (40cm - 120cm) 
Temperature:
55.4 °F - 82.4 °F (13°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Detritus 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Baseodiscus abyssorum
  • Baseodiscus alpha
  • Baseodiscus anocellatus
  • Baseodiscus antarcticus
  • Baseodiscus antillensis
  • Baseodiscus aureus
  • Baseodiscus australis
  • Baseodiscus bilineatus
  • Baseodiscus cingulatus
  • Baseodiscus delineatus
    Schnurwurm
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-10-12 20:23:40 

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Baseodiscus delineatus (Delle Chiaje, 1825)

This long ribbon worm is sometimes seen in coral rubble areas on some of our shores.

About 40cm to more than 1m long. White to cream body, with five or more blue or black stripes along the entire length of the body.

Synonymised names
Baseodiscus delineatus var. curta · unaccepted (synonym)
Baseodiscus delineatus var. curtus · unaccepted (synonym)
Baseodiscus insignis Punnett & Cooper, 1909 · unaccepted (synonym)
Borlasia carmellina Quatrefages, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Borlasia striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Eupolia ascophora Bürger, 1890 · unaccepted (synonym)
Eupolia delineata (Delle Chiaje, 1822) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Meckelia carmellina (Quatrefages, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nemertes delineatus (Delle Chiaje, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination (synonym)
Nemertes striata · unaccepted (synonym)
Polia curta Hubrecht, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
Polia delineata Delle Chiaje, 1822 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Valencinia striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (2)
Variety Baseodiscus delineatus var. curta accepted as Baseodiscus delineatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (synonym)
Variety Baseodiscus delineatus var. curtus accepted as Baseodiscus delineatus (Delle Chiaje, 1822) (synonym)

External links

  1. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 12.10.2026.
  2. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 12.10.2026.
  3. underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 12.10.2026.
  4. Wildsingapore (en). Abgerufen am 31.07.2022.

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Baseodiscus delineatus (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz
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Baseodiscus delineatus,Auckland, Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda 2026
Baseodiscus delineatus,Auckland, Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda 2026

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