Polychaeta taxon details

Melythasides laubieri Desbruyères, 1978

129811  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129811)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sedentaria (Subclass)
  6. Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  7. Terebellida (Order)
  8. Terebelliformia (Suborder)
  9. Ampharetidae (Family)
  10. Ampharetinae (Subfamily)
  11. Melythasides (Genus)
  12. Melythasides laubieri (Species)
accepted
Species
Anobothrus laubieri (Desbruyères, 1978) · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded subsequent combination)
Melinnampharete laubieri (Desbruyères, 1978) · unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Desbruyères, Daniel. (1978). <i>Melythasides laubieri</i> gen. sp. nov. Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychètes sédentaires) abyssal de la mer de Norvège [<i>Melythasides laubieri</i> gen. sp. nov. Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychètes sédentaires) abyssal species from the Norwegian Sea]. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Zoologie.</em> 514(353): 231-238., available online at https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/medias/doc/EXPLOITATION/IFD/BMZOO_S003_1978_T514_N353/bulletin-du-museum-national-d-histoire-naturelle-zoologie [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Note Bassin du Spitzberg ; 76°54'1N et 01°49'8E ;...  
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Type locality Bassin du Spitzberg ; 76°54'1N et 01°49'8E ; profondeur : 3,193 m. [details]
Type material Paratypes in the original description were evidently never sent to the U.S. museums mentioned and are presumed lost (fide Chávez-López et al 2025). Holotype at MNHN Type-823 has been redescribed by Chávez-López et al (2025) [details]
Etymology Author: "Le préfixe Mel, commun aux genres Melinnampharete Annenkova, 1937 et Melinnala Hartman,
1965, rappelle la...  
Etymology Author: "Le préfixe Mel, commun aux genres Melinnampharete Annenkova, 1937 et Melinnala Hartman,
1965, rappelle la transformation dorsale d'un segment thoracique antérieur, caractère proche de la crête
dorsale des Melinninae." [refers to the dorsal transformation of an anterior thoracic segment, a feature similar to the dorsal crest of Melinninae] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Melythasides laubieri Desbruyères, 1978. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129811 on 2025-07-10
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Bellan, Gérard
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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Fauchald, Kristian
2015-11-13 19:36:01Z
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Reuscher, Michael
2025-03-10 00:58:16Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey

original description Desbruyères, Daniel. (1978). <i>Melythasides laubieri</i> gen. sp. nov. Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychètes sédentaires) abyssal de la mer de Norvège [<i>Melythasides laubieri</i> gen. sp. nov. Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychètes sédentaires) abyssal species from the Norwegian Sea]. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Zoologie.</em> 514(353): 231-238., available online at https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/medias/doc/EXPLOITATION/IFD/BMZOO_S003_1978_T514_N353/bulletin-du-museum-national-d-histoire-naturelle-zoologie [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist [details] 

redescription Chávez-López, Yessica; Alvestad, Tom; Moore, Jenna M. (2025). A review of Anobothrus Levinsen, 1884, restricted, with reinstatement of Anobothrella Hartman, 1967 and Melythasides Desbruyères, 1978, and redescription of seven species (Annelida, Ampharetidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5601(2): 201-245., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5601.2.1
page(s): 235, figure 17; note: redescription of holotype, MNHN Type-823 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype MNHN POLY TYPE 823, geounit Norwegian Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Author: "Le préfixe Mel, commun aux genres Melinnampharete Annenkova, 1937 et Melinnala Hartman,
1965, rappelle la transformation dorsale d'un segment thoracique antérieur, caractère proche de la crête
dorsale des Melinninae." [refers to the dorsal transformation of an anterior thoracic segment, a feature similar to the dorsal crest of Melinninae] [details]

Type locality Bassin du Spitzberg ; 76°54'1N et 01°49'8E ; profondeur : 3,193 m. [details]

Type material Paratypes in the original description were evidently never sent to the U.S. museums mentioned and are presumed lost (fide Chávez-López et al 2025). Holotype at MNHN Type-823 has been redescribed by Chávez-López et al (2025) [details]
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To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes) (from synonym Anobothrus laubieri (Desbruyères, 1978))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anobothrus laubieri) (from synonym Anobothrus laubieri (Desbruyères, 1978))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Anobothrus laubieri (Desbruyères, 1978))
To PESI (from synonym Melinnampharete laubieri (Desbruyères, 1978))
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Anobothrus laubieri (Desbruyères, 1978))