Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nemertea > Class Palaeonemertea > Order Archinemertea > Family Cephalotrichidae > Genus Cephalothrix

Cephalothrix filiformis (Johnston, 1828)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cephalothrix*	Örsted, 1843	accepted genus name
*Astemma*	Örsted, 1843	synonym
*Cephalotrix*	Oersted, 1844	synonym
*Procephalothrix*	Wijnhoff, 1913	synonym
*Procephalotrix*		synonym

Species group names

*Astemma filiformis*	(Johnston, 1828)	synonym
*Borlasia filiformis*	(Johnston, 1828)	synonym
*Cephalothrix longissima*	Keferstein, 1862	synonym
*Gordius gracilis*	Dalyell, 1853	synonym
*Planaria filiformis*	Johnston, 1828	synonym
*Procephalothrix filiformis*	(Johnston, 1828)	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Kajihara, H.; Chernyshev, A. V.; Sun, S.; Sundberg, P.; Crandall, F. B. (2008). Checklist of nemertean genera and species (Nemertea) published between 1995 and 2007. Species Diversity. 13: 245–274.
additional source	Beckers, P.; Loesel, R.; Bartolomaeus, T. (2013). The nervous systems of basally branching Nemertea (Palaeonemertea). PLoS ONE. 8(6): e66137.

Genbank

Citation

Norenburg, J.; Chernyshev, A.; Kajihara, H.; Maslakova, S. (2025). World Nemertea Database. Cephalothrix filiformis (Johnston, 1828). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:573286