World Polychaeta Database - Melinnopsis tetradentata (Imajima, 2001)

Polychaeta taxon details

Melinnopsis tetradentata (Imajima, 2001)

AphiaID

731435 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:731435)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Melinnopsis McIntosh, 1885

Original name

Melinnexis tetradentata Imajima, 2001

Synonymised names

Melinnexis tetradentata Imajima, 2001 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Melinnexis tetradentata Imajima, 2001) Imajima, Minoru. (2001). Deep-sea benthic polychaetous annelids of Tosa Bay, southwestern Japan. <em>National Science Museum Monographs.</em> 20: 31-100.
page(s): 90-92, fig. 23a-o [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Type locality contained in Tosa Bay

type locality contained in Tosa Bay [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Melinnopsis tetradentata (Imajima, 2001). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=731435 on 2026-08-16

Taxonomic edit history

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2013-06-02 22:33:48Z

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Reuscher, Michael

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original description (of Melinnexis tetradentata Imajima, 2001) Imajima, Minoru. (2001). Deep-sea benthic polychaetous annelids of Tosa Bay, southwestern Japan. <em>National Science Museum Monographs.</em> 20: 31-100.
page(s): 90-92, fig. 23a-o [details] Available for editors

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Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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