Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770)
(Bootlace Worm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLineus longissimus (Bootlace Worm)
GenusLineus (a genus of ribbon worms)
FamilyLINEIDAE (a family of ribbon worms)
OrderHETERONEMERTEA (an order of ribbon worms)
ClassANOPLA (a class of ribbon worms)
PhylumNEMERTEA (proboscis worms, ribbon worms)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lineus longissimus (Bootlace Worm) :
1: Lineus longissimus (Bootlace Worm)
28 Sep 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
coiled mass, under stone near LWS
Image 1: In situ - under lifted rockImage 2: Body mass - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Body mass - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Body mass - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 5: Body mass - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 6: Body mass - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 7: Body mass - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 8: Body mass - close-up - enlarged (7)Image 9: Body mass - close-up - enlarged (8)

Lineus longissimus (Bootlace Worm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lineus longissimus (Bootlace Worm)
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