Bergendal, 1900

Description:
Length 9-30 mm, width 0.3-1.5 mm. The head is translucent, pointed, not broadened or marked off from the body. The proboscis pore lies ventral, about one body-width from tip of head. The mouth is situated two or three body-widths further back. The body is whitish, rounded anteriorly, somewhat flattened posteriorly, hind end often coiled spirally.

Habitat:
Mud at depths of 6-50 m, especially in polluted situations.

Distribution:
Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Nermertina
Class Anopla
Order Palaeonemertea
Family Tubulanidae
Genus Callinera
Species Callinera buergeri

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Callinera buergeri Bergendal, 1900

Scientific synonyms and common names

Callinera bürgeri Bergendal, 1900

Brunberg, L., 1964. On the nemertean fauna of Danish waters. Ophelia, 1: 77-111.

Gibson, R. & E.W. Knight-Jones, 1990. Platyhelminthes, nematoda, and nemertea. In: P.J. Hayward & J.S. Ryland (eds), The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe. Vol. 1, Introduction and Protozoans to Arthropods. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 181-200.

Hylbom, R., 1957. Studies on palaeonemerteans of the Gullmar Fiord area (west coast of Sweden). Arkiv for Zoologi, Uppsala, 10: 539-582.

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