WoRMS taxon details
Pallenella Schimkewitsch, 1909
Meridionale Staples, 2014 · unaccepted (the reinstatement of the laevis...)
the reinstatement of the laevis specimen as type species calls for resurrection of the original genus name. In spite of Schimkewitsch (1909) erecting Pallenella based on an invalid diagnostic character, his genus name takes precedence over Meridionale
- Species Pallenella ambigua (Stock, 1956)
- Species Pallenella arangoae Staples, 2025
- Species Pallenella baroni Brenneis, Arango, Sharma & Schwentner, 2020
- Species Pallenella brenneisi Staples, 2025
- Species Pallenella brevicephala (Staples, 2008)
- Species Pallenella chevron (Staples, 2007)
- Species Pallenella constricta (Arango & Brenneis, 2013)
- Species Pallenella difficile (Arango, 2009)
- Species Pallenella flava (Arango & Brenneis, 2013)
- Species Pallenella georgia Staples, 2025
- Species Pallenella gracilis (Arango & Brenneis, 2013)
- Species Pallenella harrisi (Arango & Brenneis, 2013)
- Species Pallenella inflata (Staples, 2005)
- Species Pallenella laevis Hoek, 1881
- Species Pallenella nuyts Staples, 2025
- Species Pallenella octolentium Staples, 2025
- Species Pallenella pachycheira (Haswell, 1884)
- Species Pallenella reflexa (Stock, 1968)
- Species Pallenella smithi Staples, 2025
- Species Pallenella tasmania (Arango & Brenneis, 2013)
- Species Pallenella watsonae (Staples, 2005)
- Species Pallenella dubia (Clark, 1963) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Bamber, R.N.; El Nagar, A.; Arango, C.P.; Sabroux, R. (Eds) (2025). Pycnobase: World Pycnogonida Database. Pallenella Schimkewitsch, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236291 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Meridionale Staples, 2014) Staples, D. A. (2014). A revision of the callipallenid genus <em>Pseudopallene</em> Wilson, 1878 (Pycnogonida, Callipallenidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3765(4): 339., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3765.4.3 [details]
basis of record Pycnobase (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Pycnobase (look up in IMIS) [details]
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]




To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Meridionale) (from synonym Meridionale Staples, 2014)
To Genbank (from synonym Meridionale Staples, 2014)
To Genbank (from synonym Meridionale Staples, 2014)