WoRMS name details
Melinnexis Annenkova, 1931
172914 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172914)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
Melinnexis arctica Annenkova, 1931 accepted as Melinnopsis arctica (Annenkova, 1931) (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Melinnexis annenkovae Uschakov, 1952 accepted as Melinnopsis annenkovae (Uschakov, 1952) (superseded original combination)
- Species Melinnexis arctica Annenkova, 1931 accepted as Melinnopsis arctica (Annenkova, 1931) (superseded original combination)
- Species Melinnexis collaris Hartman, 1967 accepted as Melinnopsis collaris (Hartman, 1967) (superseded original combination)
- Species Melinnexis dubita (Hoagland, 1920) accepted as Melinnopsis dubita (Hoagland, 1920) (superseded combination)
- Species Melinnexis monocera (Augener, 1906) accepted as Melinnopsis monocera (Augener, 1906) (superseded combination)
- Species Melinnexis moorei Hartman, 1960 accepted as Melinnopsis moorei (Hartman, 1960) (superseded original combination)
- Species Melinnexis rostrata (Wesenberg-Lund, 1950) accepted as Melinnides rostrata Wesenberg-Lund, 1950 (superseded recombination)
- Species Melinnexis somovi Uschakov, 1957 accepted as Melinnopsis somovi (Uschakov, 1957) (superseded original combination)
- Species Melinnexis tentaculata (Treadwell, 1906) accepted as Melinnopsis tentaculata (Treadwell, 1906) (superseded combination)
- Species Melinnexis tetradentata Imajima, 2001 accepted as Melinnopsis tetradentata (Imajima, 2001) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Annenkova, Nadezhda Pavlovna. (1931). Zur Polychaetenfauna von Franz-Joseph-Land (<i>Melinnexis</i> gen. nov. <i>arctica</i> sp. nov.). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 95(9/10): 269-272.
page(s): 269-270 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 269-270 [details] Available for editors
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Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Melinnexis Annenkova, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172914 on 2025-07-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Annenkova, Nadezhda Pavlovna. (1931). Zur Polychaetenfauna von Franz-Joseph-Land (<i>Melinnexis</i> gen. nov. <i>arctica</i> sp. nov.). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 95(9/10): 269-272.
page(s): 269-270 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
page(s): 269-270 [details] Available for editors
[request]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]Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Day, John H. (1964). A review of the family Ampharetidae (Polychaeta. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 48(4): 97-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40722718
page(s): 107; note: with Melinnopsis McIntosh, 1885 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 107; note: with Melinnopsis McIntosh, 1885 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
subsequent type designation Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628.
page(s): 489; note: quotes Melinnexis arctica Annenkova, 1931 as genotype [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628.
page(s): 489; note: quotes Melinnexis arctica Annenkova, 1931 as genotype [details] Available for editors
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