Deep-Sea taxon details
Melinna pacifica McIntosh, 1885
329316 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329316)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 440-441, plate XLVIII fig. 6, plate XXVIIA fig. 17 [details]
page(s): 440-441, plate XLVIII fig. 6, plate XXVIIA fig. 17 [details]
Note Central Pacific Ocean
Unreviewed
Type locality Central Pacific Ocean [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Melinna pacifica McIntosh, 1885. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329316 on 2026-07-19
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Melinna pacifica McIntosh, 1885. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329316 on 2026-07-19
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McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 440-441, plate XLVIII fig. 6, plate XXVIIA fig. 17 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
additional source Moore, J. Percy. (1923). The polychaetous annelids dredged by the U.S.S. ''Albatross'' off the coast of southern California in 1904. IV. Spionidae to Sabellariidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 75: 179-259, plates XVII-XVIII., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12425
page(s): 214; note: Records from off Santa Catalina Islands, 1350-2182 fathoms [details]
source of synonymy Moore, J. Percy. (1923). The polychaetous annelids dredged by the U.S.S. ''Albatross'' off the coast of southern California in 1904. IV. Spionidae to Sabellariidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 75: 179-259, plates XVII-XVIII., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12425 [details]
source of synonymy Hartman, Olga. (1960). Systematic account of some marine invertebrate animals from the deep basins off southern California. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 22(2): 69-216, plates 1-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4682240 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 440-441, plate XLVIII fig. 6, plate XXVIIA fig. 17 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
additional source Moore, J. Percy. (1923). The polychaetous annelids dredged by the U.S.S. ''Albatross'' off the coast of southern California in 1904. IV. Spionidae to Sabellariidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 75: 179-259, plates XVII-XVIII., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12425
page(s): 214; note: Records from off Santa Catalina Islands, 1350-2182 fathoms [details]
source of synonymy Moore, J. Percy. (1923). The polychaetous annelids dredged by the U.S.S. ''Albatross'' off the coast of southern California in 1904. IV. Spionidae to Sabellariidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 75: 179-259, plates XVII-XVIII., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12425 [details]
source of synonymy Hartman, Olga. (1960). Systematic account of some marine invertebrate animals from the deep basins off southern California. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 22(2): 69-216, plates 1-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4682240 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
