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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
It has been found on sunken wood on the seabed of the Kumano Sea.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Rhombonemertes rublinea
- Scientific name
- Rhombonemertes rublinea
- Japanese name
- ヒシモチヒモムシ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Genus
- Rhombonemertes
Where the name “Rhombonemertes rublinea” comes from
The Japanese name of Rhombonemertes rublinea comes from its diamond-shaped head.
鳥羽水族館Basic data
- Range
- Kumano Sea
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Names around the world
- 日本語
- ヒシモチヒモムシ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — ヒシモチヒモムシChecked: 2026-11-04
- 鳥羽水族館 — 新種のヒモムシが記載されましたChecked: 2026-11-09
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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