WoRMS name details
Eunice gracilis Moore, 1903
209820 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209820)
unaccepted (name preoccupied)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Moore, J.P. (1903). Polychaeta from the coastal slope of Japan and from Kamchatka and Bering Sea. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 55: 401-490, plates XXIII-XXVII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26315239
page(s): 440-441, plate XXV figs. 46-48 [details]
page(s): 440-441, plate XXV figs. 46-48 [details]
Holotype NMNH 15724, geounit Honshu Island
, Type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone , Note Pacific Ocean, Totomi Sea, Japan
Holotype NMNH 15724, geounit Honshu Island [details]
type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From other sources
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Totomi Sea, Japan [details]
Distribution Distribution: AustraliaIndo-China, Indian Ocean, Mergui, Gulf of Mannar and Zanzibar(Fauvel,1953).
Distribution Distribution: AustraliaIndo-China, Indian Ocean, Mergui, Gulf of Mannar and Zanzibar(Fauvel,1953). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Eunice gracilis Moore, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209820 on 2024-04-23
Date
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2000-08-02 10:59:24Z
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Vermaercke, Sigrid
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original description
Moore, J.P. (1903). Polychaeta from the coastal slope of Japan and from Kamchatka and Bering Sea. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 55: 401-490, plates XXIII-XXVII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26315239
page(s): 440-441, plate XXV figs. 46-48 [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
status source Fauchald, K. (1992). A review of the genus <i>Eunice</i> (Eunicidae: Polychaeta) based upon type material. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 523: 1-422., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.523 [details]
page(s): 440-441, plate XXV figs. 46-48 [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
status source Fauchald, K. (1992). A review of the genus <i>Eunice</i> (Eunicidae: Polychaeta) based upon type material. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 523: 1-422., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.523 [details]
Holotype NMNH 15724, geounit Honshu Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Hartman and Imajima (1964) considered this species as junior synonym of Eunice logicirrata Webster, 1884 (valid as Eunice websteri Fauchald, 1992). Fauchald (1992) did not accept the synonym and considered both species valid. [details]From other sources
Distribution Distribution: AustraliaIndo-China, Indian Ocean, Mergui, Gulf of Mannar and Zanzibar(Fauvel,1953). [details]Remark Nicidon is a subgenus according to Fauvel,1953. [details]
Specimen Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM) [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Totomi Sea, Japan [details]