Parborlasia corrugata

Parborlasia corrugata
Parborlasia corrugatus from the Ross Sea
Scientific 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. 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 the cold Southern Ocean.

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