Leucocephalonemertes is a monotypic genus of ribbon worms belonging to the family Lineidae. The only species is Leucocephalonemertes aurantiaca.[1]
The genus name, Leucocephalonemertes, comes from the Greek leucos, meaning white, kephalos, meaning head, and Nemertes, from which the phylum name (Nemertea) is also derived.[2]
The species epithet, aurantiaca, comes from the modern Latin aurantium, meaning orange.
The species is found in Western Europe; specifically, it has been recorded from the UK, Norway, Italy, France, and Cabrera, Spain.
The worms typically grow from NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) long, and NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) across.