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Polychaeta name detailsEunice (Nicidion) curticirrus Knox, 1960
1618772 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1618772)
unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded original combination)
Species
Eunice (Nicidion) Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Eunice Cuvier, 1817
marine,
recent only
Knox, George A. (1960). Biological Results of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition. Part 3. Polychaeta errantia. <em>New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Bulletin.</em> 139(3): 77-143., available online at https://archive.org/details/nzoimemoir00061960
page(s): 125, figures 190-195; note: The Sisters, Chatham Islands [details] Available for editors  [request]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Eunice (Nicidion) curticirrus Knox, 1960. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1618772 on 2024-04-18
Date action by
original description
Knox, George A. (1960). Biological Results of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition. Part 3. Polychaeta errantia. <em>New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Bulletin.</em> 139(3): 77-143., available online at https://archive.org/details/nzoimemoir00061960
page(s): 125, figures 190-195; note: The Sisters, Chatham Islands [details] Available for editors [request] From editor or global species database
Spelling Knox (1960) combined a masculine noun, 'cirrus' to form the compound specific name. He did not use a commonly used feminine adjectival ending which would have been 'cirrata', and thus the compound 'curticirrata', to match Eunice which is undoubtedly feminine. Thus 'curticirrus' is here treated as if a noun in apposition and thus unchanging, although it is likely Knox simply made a mistake in forming the name. [details]
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