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Scolelepis (Nerinides) (Mesnil, 1896)

325653  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325653)

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Taxonomy Status as subgenus was instituted by Pettibone (1963), with subgenus Nerinides species lacking notched ventral lamellae....  
Taxonomy Status as subgenus was instituted by Pettibone (1963), with subgenus Nerinides species lacking notched ventral lamellae. Others considered this an unstable division. Light (1978) suggested subgenus Nerinides species had sharp multidentate hooks, but it is unclear if stem Nerinides genus sensu Mesnil (based on Nerine longirostris (Quatrefages) sensu Saint-Joseph) had this characteristic. Maciolek 1987 replaced use of subgenus Nerinides with her new subgenus Parascolelepis on the basis that specimens of Scolelepis (Nerinides) cantabra, which she thought was a replacement name for Nerinides longirostris (q.v.), had the same type of hooks as S. squamata. In fact S. (N) cantabra has no special status. The matter is yet to be clarified. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Scolelepis (Nerinides) (Mesnil, 1896). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325653 on 2024-03-19
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2008-03-11 12:44:47Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2012-04-11 04:57:47Z
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status source Maciolek, Nancy J. 1987. New species and records of Scolelepis (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the east coast of North America, with a review of the subgenera. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 7: 16-40.
page(s): 16 [details]   

status source Pettibone, Marian H. (1963). Revision of some genera of polychaete worms of the family Spionidae, including the description of a new species of <i>Scolelepis</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 76: 89-104., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34604970
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Taxonomy Status as subgenus was instituted by Pettibone (1963), with subgenus Nerinides species lacking notched ventral lamellae. Others considered this an unstable division. Light (1978) suggested subgenus Nerinides species had sharp multidentate hooks, but it is unclear if stem Nerinides genus sensu Mesnil (based on Nerine longirostris (Quatrefages) sensu Saint-Joseph) had this characteristic. Maciolek 1987 replaced use of subgenus Nerinides with her new subgenus Parascolelepis on the basis that specimens of Scolelepis (Nerinides) cantabra, which she thought was a replacement name for Nerinides longirostris (q.v.), had the same type of hooks as S. squamata. In fact S. (N) cantabra has no special status. The matter is yet to be clarified. [details]