Species sheet
Five-lined ribbon worm
Baseodiscus quinquelineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
AnimalsWormsOther underwater "worms" (Priapulians, Sipunculians, Enteropneustes)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
New Caledonia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Five-striped ribbon wormBritish English
- Fünflinien-SchnurwurmGerman (Germany)
- Ver rubané à 5 lignesFrench (France)
- Némertien à 5 lignesFrench (France)
- Vijflijn-snoerwormDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Borlasia quinquelineata,
- Euborlasia quinquestriata,
- Eupolia melanogramma,
- Eupolia novemlineata,
- Taeniosoma aequale,
- Taeniosoma septemlineatus
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, BODILIS Pascaline, PEAN Michel in : DORIS, 24/02/2018 : Baseodiscus quinquelineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1253
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Baseodiscus quinquelineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1681
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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