WoRMS name details
Marphysa belli oculata Treadwell, 1921
335531 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:335531)
unaccepted (superseded original combination, specific epithet misspelled)
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Treadwell, A.L. (1921). Leodicidae of the West Indian region. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 15(293): 1-131, plates 1-9 (in colour), 1 map., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1930614
page(s): 61-64, text-figs. 201-211, plate 5 figs. 13-14 [details]
page(s): 61-64, text-figs. 201-211, plate 5 figs. 13-14 [details]
Note Caribbean Sea, Florida and West Indies
Type locality Caribbean Sea, Florida and West Indies [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Marphysa belli oculata Treadwell, 1921. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=335531 on 2025-06-21
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Nomenclature
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Treadwell, A.L. (1921). Leodicidae of the West Indian region. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 15(293): 1-131, plates 1-9 (in colour), 1 map., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1930614
page(s): 61-64, text-figs. 201-211, plate 5 figs. 13-14 [details]
new combination reference Molina-Acevedo, Isabel C. (2018). Morphological revision of the Subgroup 1 Fauchald, 1970 of Marphysa de Quatrefages, 1865 (Eunicidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4480(1): 1-125., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4480.1.1
page(s): 77; note: to Paucibranchia oculata [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 61-64, text-figs. 201-211, plate 5 figs. 13-14 [details]
new combination reference Molina-Acevedo, Isabel C. (2018). Morphological revision of the Subgroup 1 Fauchald, 1970 of Marphysa de Quatrefages, 1865 (Eunicidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4480(1): 1-125., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4480.1.1
page(s): 77; note: to Paucibranchia oculata [details] Available for editors






From editor or global species database
Spelling As "Marphysa belli Audouin et Milne Edwards, var. oculata, new variety". The spelling "belli" rather than "bellii" appears to be an incorrect subsequent spelling (ICZN Art.33.4) and unavailable. [details]Unreviewed
Type locality Caribbean Sea, Florida and West Indies [details]