Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Nemertea > Class Enopla > Subclass Hoplonemertea > Order Monostilifera > Suborder Eumonostilifera > Family Tetrastemmatidae > Genus Tetrastemma

Tetrastemma melanocephalum (Johnston, 1837)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Tetrastemma*	Ehrenberg, 1831	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

German: Schwarzkopf-Schnurwurm

Literature

basis of record	Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 152-156
additional source	Gibson, R. (2005) Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK
additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	Gibson, R. (2009). Phylum Nemertea: ribbon worms, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 362-368.
additional source	Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (16 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
GBIF

Citation

Gibson, R. (2014). Tetrastemma melanocephalum (Johnston, 1837). In: Norenburg, J.; Gibson, R. (2014) World Nemertea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122791