Deep-Sea name details
Polymnia Malmgren, 1867
155491 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155491)
unaccepted (junior homonym replaced with Eupolymnia by Verrill)
Genus
- Species Polymnia nesidensis (Delle Chiaje, 1828) accepted as Eupolymnia nesidensis (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 108 [details]
page(s): 108 [details]
Etymology Not stated but Polymnia is the name of one of the female muses, also spelled as Polyhymnia (she of many hymns). Feminine....
Homonymy Junior homonym to Polymnia Mulsant & Verreaux, 1866, in Aves. Replacement name Eupolymnia was introduced by Verrill, 1900....
Etymology Not stated but Polymnia is the name of one of the female muses, also spelled as Polyhymnia (she of many hymns). Feminine. According to Wikipedia "Polyhymnia (/pɒliˈhɪmniə/; Greek: Πολυύμνια, lit. 'the one of many hymns'), alternatively Polymnia (Πολύμνια) was in Greek mythology the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance, and eloquence as well as agriculture and pantomime" [details]
Homonymy Junior homonym to Polymnia Mulsant & Verreaux, 1866, in Aves. Replacement name Eupolymnia was introduced by Verrill, 1900....
Homonymy Junior homonym to Polymnia Mulsant & Verreaux, 1866, in Aves. Replacement name Eupolymnia was introduced by Verrill, 1900. There is also a Plantae Polymnia genus of Linnaeus in Compositae named in 1753 in 'Species Plantarum'. Trans-regnum names do not compete for availability. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Polymnia Malmgren, 1867. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155491 on 2026-08-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Polymnia Malmgren, 1867. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155491 on 2026-08-10
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Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 108 [details]
additional source Fauvel, P. (1953). The fauna of India including Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma and Malaya : Annelida, Polychaeta. The Indian Press, Ltd, Allahabad. xii and 507 p., available online at http://archive.org/details/FBIPolychaeta [details]
source of synonymy Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368
page(s): 660 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about
page(s): 857 [details]
page(s): 108 [details]
additional source Fauvel, P. (1953). The fauna of India including Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma and Malaya : Annelida, Polychaeta. The Indian Press, Ltd, Allahabad. xii and 507 p., available online at http://archive.org/details/FBIPolychaeta [details]
source of synonymy Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368
page(s): 660 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about
page(s): 857 [details]
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Etymology Not stated but Polymnia is the name of one of the female muses, also spelled as Polyhymnia (she of many hymns). Feminine. According to Wikipedia "Polyhymnia (/pɒliˈhɪmniə/; Greek: Πολυύμνια, lit. 'the one of many hymns'), alternatively Polymnia (Πολύμνια) was in Greek mythology the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance, and eloquence as well as agriculture and pantomime" [details]Homonymy Junior homonym to Polymnia Mulsant & Verreaux, 1866, in Aves. Replacement name Eupolymnia was introduced by Verrill, 1900. There is also a Plantae Polymnia genus of Linnaeus in Compositae named in 1753 in 'Species Plantarum'. Trans-regnum names do not compete for availability. [details]
