WoRMS name details
Scolecolepis tenuis Verrill, 1873
338553 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338553)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A. E. (1873). XVIII. Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. <em>Report on the condition of the sea fisheries of the south coast of New England [later becomes Reports of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries].</em> 1: 295-778 pls. 1-38., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12087501
page(s): 601 (307); note: no figures [details]
page(s): 601 (307); note: no figures [details]
Note Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey [details]
Taxonomy Verrill described S. tenuis consecutively, after S. viridis, from the same place and habitat. He did not say why he...
Taxonomy Verrill described S. tenuis consecutively, after S. viridis, from the same place and habitat. He did not say why he considered S. tenuis was a different species, and it is not clear from the descriptions. Foster (1971: 37) does not indicate her synonymy was new, but does not state who first synonymised the two. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Scolecolepis tenuis Verrill, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338553 on 2025-04-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Verrill, A. E. (1873). XVIII. Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. <em>Report on the condition of the sea fisheries of the south coast of New England [later becomes Reports of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries].</em> 1: 295-778 pls. 1-38., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12087501
page(s): 601 (307); note: no figures [details]
page(s): 601 (307); note: no figures [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Foster, Nancy Marie. (1971). Spionidae (Polychaeta) of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 36(129): 1-183., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/506046 [details] Available for editors 
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status source Maciolek, Nancy J. 1984. New records and species of Marenzelleria Mesnil and Scolecolepides Ehlers, (Polychaeta; Spionidae) from Northeastern North America. 48-62. IN: Hutchings, Patricia A. (Ed.). Proceedings of the First International Polychaete Conference, Sydney, Australia, 1983: Sydney, The Linnean Society of New South Wales, p. 48-62.
page(s): 52; note: included in Marenzelleria viridis synonymy [details]
[request]status source Maciolek, Nancy J. 1984. New records and species of Marenzelleria Mesnil and Scolecolepides Ehlers, (Polychaeta; Spionidae) from Northeastern North America. 48-62. IN: Hutchings, Patricia A. (Ed.). Proceedings of the First International Polychaete Conference, Sydney, Australia, 1983: Sydney, The Linnean Society of New South Wales, p. 48-62.
page(s): 52; note: included in Marenzelleria viridis synonymy [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy Verrill described S. tenuis consecutively, after S. viridis, from the same place and habitat. He did not say why he considered S. tenuis was a different species, and it is not clear from the descriptions. Foster (1971: 37) does not indicate her synonymy was new, but does not state who first synonymised the two. [details]Unreviewed
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey [details]
