Black Head Ribbon Worm

Tetrastemma melanocephalum (Johnston 1837)

Tetrastemma melanocephalum (Black Head Ribbon Worm) is a species of ribbon worms in the family Tetrastemmatidae. Individuals can grow to 60 mm.

EOL has data for 7 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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60 mm
body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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6 cm
body width
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0015039
- Definition: The distance from side to side of the body of an organism, perpendicular to the axis along which height is measured.
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2 mm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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European waters (ERMS scope)
habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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marine benthic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024
- Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of black head ribbon worm. View this species on GBIF