WoRMS taxon details
Melinna denticulata Moore, 1906
329309 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329309)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Moore, J.P. (1906). New species of Ampharetidae and Terebellidae from the North Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 57: 846-860, plate XLVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6332286
page(s): 851-853 [lapsus as 'Melinna cristata'], 859 [as 'Melinna denticulata'], plate XLIV figs. 9-10; note: for the correct name of the species see Moore (1908: 349) [details]
page(s): 851-853 [lapsus as 'Melinna cristata'], 859 [as 'Melinna denticulata'], plate XLIV figs. 9-10; note: for the correct name of the species see Moore (1908: 349) [details]
Note Pacific Ocean, Funter Bay, Alaska
From other sources
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Funter Bay, Alaska [details]
Nomenclature "The original description of this species [Melinna denticulata Moore, 1906] was inadvertently placed under the name of M....
Nomenclature "The original description of this species [Melinna denticulata Moore, 1906] was inadvertently placed under the name of M. cristata, which, as is well known, has already been employed by Sars. The name denticulata was, however, correctly used in the description of the figures on page 857 [for 859]" (Moore, 1908: 349). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Melinna denticulata Moore, 1906. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329309 on 2024-04-23
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original description
Moore, J.P. (1906). New species of Ampharetidae and Terebellidae from the North Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 57: 846-860, plate XLVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6332286
page(s): 851-853 [lapsus as 'Melinna cristata'], 859 [as 'Melinna denticulata'], plate XLIV figs. 9-10; note: for the correct name of the species see Moore (1908: 349) [details]
additional source Moore, J.P. (1908). Some polychaetous annelids of the northern Pacific coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 60: 321-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6396551
page(s): 349 [details]
page(s): 851-853 [lapsus as 'Melinna cristata'], 859 [as 'Melinna denticulata'], plate XLIV figs. 9-10; note: for the correct name of the species see Moore (1908: 349) [details]
additional source Moore, J.P. (1908). Some polychaetous annelids of the northern Pacific coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 60: 321-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6396551
page(s): 349 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature "The original description of this species [Melinna denticulata Moore, 1906] was inadvertently placed under the name of M. cristata, which, as is well known, has already been employed by Sars. The name denticulata was, however, correctly used in the description of the figures on page 857 [for 859]" (Moore, 1908: 349). [details]From other sources
Specimen Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM) [details]Type locality Pacific Ocean, Funter Bay, Alaska [details]
