WoRMS taxon details
Micromaldane ornithochaeta Mesnil, 1897
130310 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:130310)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mesnil, Felix. (1897). Etudes de morphologie externe chez les Annélides (suite). III Formes intermédiaires entre les Maldaniens et les Arénicoliens. Bulletin Biologique de la France et de la Belgique. 30: 144-167, plate 6., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10721780
page(s): 146, plate 6, figures 1-4, text figures 1-2; note: In coralline turf (Lithothamnion polymrophum) at l'Anse Saint Martin, Normandy, France [details]
page(s): 146, plate 6, figures 1-4, text figures 1-2; note: In coralline turf (Lithothamnion polymrophum) at l'Anse Saint Martin, Normandy, France [details]
Holotype , geounit France
, Note In coralline turf (Mesnil's Lithothamnion...
Holotype, geounit France [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality In coralline turf (Mesnil's Lithothamnion polymorphum) at l'Anse Saint Martin, Normandy, France. [details]
Etymology Mesnil did not state an etymology for Micromaldane ornithochaeta (ornithochaeta = bird-shape chaeta), but it is presumed to...
Etymology Mesnil did not state an etymology for Micromaldane ornithochaeta (ornithochaeta = bird-shape chaeta), but it is presumed to be named for the bird-head shape of the ventral hooks as shown on plate 6, figure 3. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Micromaldane ornithochaeta Mesnil, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130310 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
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Mesnil, Felix. (1897). Etudes de morphologie externe chez les Annélides (suite). III Formes intermédiaires entre les Maldaniens et les Arénicoliens. Bulletin Biologique de la France et de la Belgique. 30: 144-167, plate 6., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10721780
page(s): 146, plate 6, figures 1-4, text figures 1-2; note: In coralline turf (Lithothamnion polymrophum) at l'Anse Saint Martin, Normandy, France [details]
page(s): 146, plate 6, figures 1-4, text figures 1-2; note: In coralline turf (Lithothamnion polymrophum) at l'Anse Saint Martin, Normandy, France [details]
Other
additional source
Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series. 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
- Unreviewed
- France
- Ireland
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- North Atlantic Ocean
- United Kingdom
Holotype, geounit France [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Mesnil did not state an etymology for Micromaldane ornithochaeta (ornithochaeta = bird-shape chaeta), but it is presumed to be named for the bird-head shape of the ventral hooks as shown on plate 6, figure 3. [details]Type locality In coralline turf (Mesnil's Lithothamnion polymorphum) at l'Anse Saint Martin, Normandy, France. [details]
