Polychaeta taxon details
Polyeunoa laevis McIntosh, 1885
174391 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174391)
accepted
Species
Enipo rhombigera Ehlers, 1908 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Eunoa agnae McIntosh, 1924 · unaccepted (genus spelling variant for Eunoe...)
genus spelling variant for Eunoe used by McIntosh
Eunoe agnae McIntosh, 1924 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Polyeunoa parvis · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Polyeunoa rhombigera (Ehlers, 1809) · unaccepted (superseded recombination of...)
superseded recombination of subjective synonym
Polyeunoe dubia Hartmann-Schröder, 1965 · unaccepted (subjective synonymy)
Polynoe agnae (McIntosh, 1924) · unaccepted (superseded recombination of...)
superseded recombination of subjective synonym
Polynoe caputleonis McIntosh, 1924 · unaccepted
Polynoe thouarellicola Hartmann-Schröder, 1989 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
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): 76-77, Pl. XII fig. 2, Pl. XX fig. 8, Pl. VIIA figs. 12-13 [details]
page(s): 76-77, Pl. XII fig. 2, Pl. XX fig. 8, Pl. VIIA figs. 12-13 [details]
Lectotype NHMUK 1924.7.21.27, geounit South Africa... , Note Prince Edward Island, S. Indian Ocean,...
Holotype NHMUK 1924.7.21.27, geounit South Africa (country) [details]
Lectotype (of Enipo rhombigera Ehlers, 1908) ZMB 10581, geounit Bouvet 12 NM [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Prince Edward Island, S. Indian Ocean, 46°41’S 38°10’E (-46.683333, 38.166667), 567 m [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Polyeunoa laevis McIntosh, 1885. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174391 on 2025-05-20
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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): 76-77, Pl. XII fig. 2, Pl. XX fig. 8, Pl. VIIA figs. 12-13 [details]
original description (of Polynoe thouarellicola Hartmann-Schröder, 1989) Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1989. Polynoe thouarellicola n.sp. aus der Antarktis, assoziiert mit Hornkorallen, und Wiederbeschreibung von Polynoe antarctica Kinberg, 1858 (Polychaeta, Polynoidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 222(3/4): 205-221.
page(s): 207-211, 219-220, figs. 1-11 [details]
original description (of Polyeunoe dubia Hartmann-Schröder, 1965) Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1965). Zur Kenntnis des Sublitorals der chilenischen Küste unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeten und Ostracoden. II Die Polychaeten des Sublitorals. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 62 Supplement: 59-305.
page(s): 69-72, figs. 13-17; note: Hartmann-Schröder uses Polyeunoe with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Enipo rhombigera Ehlers, 1908) Ehlers, Ernst. (1908). Die bodensässigen Anneliden aus den Sammlungen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 1-168. IN: Chun, Carl (Ed.). <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer ''Valdivia'' 1898-1899.</em> 16(1): 1-168, plates I-XXIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18687
page(s): 47-49, plate IV figs. 1-12 [details]
original description (of Eunoe agnae McIntosh, 1924) McIntosh, W. C. [as M'Intosh]. (1924). Notes from the Gatty Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews. No. XLVI. 1. The Occurrence of Opercular Development in Mercierella enigmatica, Fauvel, a new British Serpulid. 2. Preliminary Notice of a Second Contribution to the Marine Polychaeta of South Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (Series 9) 14(79): 1-52., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222932408633091
page(s): 7, no figures; note: as Eunoa agnae (genus misspeling), offshore Cape of Good Hope [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Polynoe caputleonis McIntosh, 1924) McIntosh, W. C. [as M'Intosh]. (1924). Notes from the Gatty Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews. No. XLVI. 1. The Occurrence of Opercular Development in Mercierella enigmatica, Fauvel, a new British Serpulid. 2. Preliminary Notice of a Second Contribution to the Marine Polychaeta of South Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (Series 9) 14(79): 1-52., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222932408633091 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Day, J.H. (1967). A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. British Museum (Natural History). London. vol 1 & vol 2, 1-878., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Barnich, R.; Gambi, M. C.; Fiege, D. (2012). Revision of the genus <em>Polyeunoa</em> McIntosh, 1885 (Polychaeta, Polynoidae). <i>Zootaxa</i>. 3523: 25-38., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3523.html
page(s): 26 [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Pettibone, Marian H. (1969). The genera <i>Polyeunoa</i> McIntosh, <i>Hololepidella</i> Willey, and three new genera (Polychaeta, Polynoidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 82: 43-62., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34595050
page(s): 46-48, fig. 1a-h; note: redescription of syntypes and additional material [details] Available for editors [request]
biology source Bogantes, Viktoria E.; Whelan, Nathan V.; Webster, Katelynn; Mahon, Andrew R.; Halanych, Ken M. (2019). Unrecognized diversity of a scale worm, Polyeunoa laevis (Annelida: Polynoidae), that feeds on soft coral. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> efirst (9 Dec 2019): 1-14., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zsc.12400 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 76-77, Pl. XII fig. 2, Pl. XX fig. 8, Pl. VIIA figs. 12-13 [details]
original description (of Polynoe thouarellicola Hartmann-Schröder, 1989) Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1989. Polynoe thouarellicola n.sp. aus der Antarktis, assoziiert mit Hornkorallen, und Wiederbeschreibung von Polynoe antarctica Kinberg, 1858 (Polychaeta, Polynoidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 222(3/4): 205-221.
page(s): 207-211, 219-220, figs. 1-11 [details]
original description (of Polyeunoe dubia Hartmann-Schröder, 1965) Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1965). Zur Kenntnis des Sublitorals der chilenischen Küste unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeten und Ostracoden. II Die Polychaeten des Sublitorals. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 62 Supplement: 59-305.
page(s): 69-72, figs. 13-17; note: Hartmann-Schröder uses Polyeunoe with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Enipo rhombigera Ehlers, 1908) Ehlers, Ernst. (1908). Die bodensässigen Anneliden aus den Sammlungen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 1-168. IN: Chun, Carl (Ed.). <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer ''Valdivia'' 1898-1899.</em> 16(1): 1-168, plates I-XXIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18687
page(s): 47-49, plate IV figs. 1-12 [details]
original description (of Eunoe agnae McIntosh, 1924) McIntosh, W. C. [as M'Intosh]. (1924). Notes from the Gatty Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews. No. XLVI. 1. The Occurrence of Opercular Development in Mercierella enigmatica, Fauvel, a new British Serpulid. 2. Preliminary Notice of a Second Contribution to the Marine Polychaeta of South Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (Series 9) 14(79): 1-52., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222932408633091
page(s): 7, no figures; note: as Eunoa agnae (genus misspeling), offshore Cape of Good Hope [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Polynoe caputleonis McIntosh, 1924) McIntosh, W. C. [as M'Intosh]. (1924). Notes from the Gatty Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews. No. XLVI. 1. The Occurrence of Opercular Development in Mercierella enigmatica, Fauvel, a new British Serpulid. 2. Preliminary Notice of a Second Contribution to the Marine Polychaeta of South Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (Series 9) 14(79): 1-52., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222932408633091 [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Day, J.H. (1967). A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. British Museum (Natural History). London. vol 1 & vol 2, 1-878., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Barnich, R.; Gambi, M. C.; Fiege, D. (2012). Revision of the genus <em>Polyeunoa</em> McIntosh, 1885 (Polychaeta, Polynoidae). <i>Zootaxa</i>. 3523: 25-38., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3523.html
page(s): 26 [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Pettibone, Marian H. (1969). The genera <i>Polyeunoa</i> McIntosh, <i>Hololepidella</i> Willey, and three new genera (Polychaeta, Polynoidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 82: 43-62., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34595050
page(s): 46-48, fig. 1a-h; note: redescription of syntypes and additional material [details] Available for editors
[request]biology source Bogantes, Viktoria E.; Whelan, Nathan V.; Webster, Katelynn; Mahon, Andrew R.; Halanych, Ken M. (2019). Unrecognized diversity of a scale worm, Polyeunoa laevis (Annelida: Polynoidae), that feeds on soft coral. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> efirst (9 Dec 2019): 1-14., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zsc.12400 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1924.7.21.27, geounit South Africa (country) [details]
Lectotype (of Enipo rhombigera Ehlers, 1908) ZMB 10581, geounit Bouvet 12 NM [details]
Syntype BMNH 1885.12.1.55, geounit Prince Edward Islands part of the Indian Ocean [details]
Syntype SMNH 38974, geounit South Africa (country) [details]
Syntype SMNH 4834, geounit South Africa (country) [details]
From editor or global species database
Specimen The Natural History Museum, London [details]Type locality Prince Edward Island, S. Indian Ocean, 46°41’S 38°10’E (-46.683333, 38.166667), 567 m [details]
To Barcode of Life (239 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (62 barcodes) (from synonym Polynoe thouarellicola Hartmann-Schröder, 1989)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyeunoa laevis)
To GenBank (134 nucleotides; 119 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NHMUK collection (Polyeunoa laevis McIntosh, 1885; holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3536194)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polyeunoa laevis (1) 74439)
To NMNH Extant Collection (WRM USNM 58002 Polyeunoa rhombigera Card.) (from synonym Polyeunoa rhombigera (Ehlers, 1809))
To NMNH Extant Collection (WRM USNM 58004 Polyeunoa rhombigera Card.) (from synonym Polyeunoa rhombigera (Ehlers, 1809))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (135 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (62 barcodes) (from synonym Polynoe thouarellicola Hartmann-Schröder, 1989)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polyeunoa laevis)
To GenBank (134 nucleotides; 119 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NHMUK collection (Polyeunoa laevis McIntosh, 1885; holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3536194)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Polyeunoa laevis (1) 74439)
To NMNH Extant Collection (WRM USNM 58002 Polyeunoa rhombigera Card.) (from synonym Polyeunoa rhombigera (Ehlers, 1809))
To NMNH Extant Collection (WRM USNM 58004 Polyeunoa rhombigera Card.) (from synonym Polyeunoa rhombigera (Ehlers, 1809))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (135 records)
To ITIS
