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Micrura verrilli (Lavender and white ribbon worm)
Copyright © 2008
Mary Jo Adams
The unique color pattern of this nemertean makes it easy to identify. The body of Micrura verrilli is deep purple or brownish purple with 30-40 white bands and the head is orange. The underside of the body is ivory white. The nemertean is sometimes cloaked in a translucent mucus tube. Look for it under rocks low in the intertidal, among the root masses of surfgrass, in eelgrass, and in kelp holdfasts.
This species has also been known under the scientific name Lineus striatus and the common name Verrill’s ribbon worm.
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page was created by Mary Jo Adams on 11/5/08.
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