''Lineus'' is a

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of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctus'' Verrill, 1900 *'' Lineus albonasus'' Verrill, 1900 *'' Lineus alborostratus'' Takakura, 1898 *'' Lineus albus'' *'' Lineus alienus'' Bürger, 1895 *'' Lineus anellatus'' *'' Lineus angulosus'' Korotkevich, 1978 *'' Lineus arenicola'' (Verrill, 1873) *'' Lineus atradentis'' Korotkevich, 1978 *'' Lineus atrocaeruleus'' (Schmarda, 1859) *'' Lineus auripunctatus'' (Grube, 1855) *'' Lineus aurostriatus'' (Bürger, 1890) *''

Lineus australis ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' *'' Lineus autrani'' Joubin, 1905 *'' Lineus bergendali'' Senz, 1996 *'' Lineus bilineatus'' (Renier, 1804) *''

Lineus binigrilinearis ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Gibson, 1990 *''

Lineus bioculatus ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Sundberg & Gibson, 1995 *''

Lineus bipunctatus ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Takakura, 1898 *''

Lineus bonaerensis ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Moretto, 1971 *''

Lineus boutani ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' (Joubin, 1893) *''

Lineus callaris ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Korotkevich, 1978 *''

Lineus cancelli ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Iwata, 1954 *''

Lineus capensis ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Wheeler, 1940 *''

Lineus caputornatus ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Takakura, 1898 *''

Lineus cinereus ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Punnett, 1903 *'' Lineus cingulatus'' (Stimpson, 1855) *'' Lineus coccinus'' Bürger, 1892 *'' Lineus collaris'' (Schmarda, 1859) *'' Lineus coloratus'' (Bürger, 1890) *'' Lineus copus'' Corrêa, 1958 *'' Lineus crosslandi'' Punnett & Cooper, 1909 *'' Lineus desori'' Schmidt, 1946 *'' Lineus dohrnii'' (Hubrecht, 1879) *'' Lineus fischeri'' Senz, 1997 *'' Lineus flammeus'' *'' Lineus flavescens'' Coe, 1904 *'' Lineus frauenfeldi'' Senz, 1997 *'' Lineus fulvus'' Iwata, 1954 *'' Lineus fuscoviridis'' Takakura, 1898 *'' Lineus galbanus'' (Bürger, 1890) *'' Lineus gesserensis'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) *'' Lineus gilbus'' Bürger, 1892 *'' Lineus gilviceps'' Sundberg & Gibson, 1995 *'' Lineus glaucus'' (Bürger, 1890) *'' Lineus grubei'' (Hubrecht, 1879) *''

Lineus hancocki ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Punnett & Cooper, 1909 *'' Lineus hiatti'' Coe, 1947 *'' Lineus hubrechti'' (Langerhans, 1880) *'' Lineus indicus'' Punnett & Cooper, 1909 *''

Lineus insignis ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Senz, 1993 *''

Lineus iota ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Joubin, 1902 *'' Lineus islandicus'' Friedrich, 1958 *'' Lineus kennelii'' Bürger, 1892 *'' Lineus kolaensis'' Ushakov, 1928 *'' Lineus kristinebergensis'' Gering, 1912 *'' Lineus lacticapitatus'' Wheeler, 1940 *'' Lineus lancearius'' Korotkevich, 1978 *'' Lineus levinensis'' Korotkevich, 1978 *'' Lineus linearis'' Montagu, 1808 *''

Lineus lobianki ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' Bürger, 1892 *'' Lineus longifissus'' ''sensu'' Takakura, 1898 *'' Lineus longifissus'' ''sensu'' Iwata, 1952 *''

Lineus longissimus The bootlace worm (''Lineus longissimus'') is a species of ribbon worm and one of the longest known animals, with specimens up to long being reported. Its mucus is highly toxic. Taxonomy The bootlace worm is in the phylum Nemertea or ribbon wor ...

'' (Gunnerus, 1770) *'' Lineus marisalbi'' Ushakov, 1926 *'' Lineus mascarensis'' Punnett & Cooper, 1909 *'' Lineus mcintoshii'' (Langerhans, 1880) *'' Lineus molochinus'' Bürger, 1892 *'' Lineus monolineatus'' Staub, 1900 *'' Lineus nigrobrunneus'' Bergendal, 1903 *'' Lineus nigrofuscus'' (Stimpson, 1857) *'' Lineus nigrostriatus'' Iwata, 1954 *'' Lineus nipponensis'' Senz, 2001 *''

Lineus obscurus ''Lineus'' is a genus of Nemertea, nemertine worms, including the Lineus longissimus, bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *''Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *''Lineus albifrons'' Coe, ...

'' *'' Lineus oculatus'' *'' Lineus orientalis'' Punnett & Cooper, 1901 *'' Lineus ornatus'' Wheeler, 1940 *'' Lineus pallidus'' Verrill, 1879 *'' Lineus parvulus'' Bürger, 1892 *'' Lineus patulus'' Isler, 1900 *'' Lineus pictifrons'' Coe, 1904 *'' Lineus picus'' Corrêa, 1958 *'' Lineus polyophthalmus'' (Schmarda, 1859) *'' Lineus pseudoruber'' (Friedrich, 1935) *'' Lineus psittacinus'' (Bürger, 1890) *'' Lineus quadratus'' Korotkevich, 1978 *'' Lineus ramosus'' Isler, 1900 *'' Lineus rovinjensis'' Senz, 1995 *'' Lineus ruber'' (Müller, 1774) *'' Lineus rubescens'' Coe, 1904 *'' Lineus rufocaudatus'' Bürger, 1892 *'' Lineus sainthilairi'' Ushakov, 1926 *'' Lineus sanguineus'' (Rathke, 1799) *'' Lineus scandinaviensis'' Punnett, 1903 *'' Lineus schmidti'' Korotkevich, 1978 *'' Lineus schultzei'' Senz, 2001 *'' Lineus sowerbyi'' Senz, 2001 *'' Lineus spatiosus'' Iwata, 1954 *'' Lineus stigmatus'' Coe, 1951 *'' Lineus subcingulatus'' Takakura, 1898 *'' Lineus torquatus'' Coe, 1901 *'' Lineus trilobulatus'' Korotkevich, 1978 *'' Lineus truncatus'' (Hubrecht, 1887) *'' Lineus turqueti'' Joubin, 1905 *'' Lineus variegatus'' Chapuis, 1886 *'' Lineus versicolor'' Bürger, 1892 *''

Lineus viridis ''Lineus'' is a genus of nemertine worms, including the bootlace worm, arguably the longest animal alive. ''Lineus'' contains the following species: *'' Lineus acutifrons'' Southern, 1913 *'' Lineus albifrons'' Coe, 1934 *'' Lineus albocinctu ...

'' (Müller, 1774) *''

'' Saint-Loup, 1886 *'' Lineus vittatus'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) *'' Lineus viviparus'' Isler, 1900

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