WoRMS taxon details
Arenicolides ecaudata (Johnston, 1835)
129870 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129870)
accepted
Species
Arenicola boeckii Rathke, 1843 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Arenicola bucci Hanna, 1898 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Arenicola ecaudata Johnston, 1835 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Arenicolides ecaudatus (Mesnil, 1897) · unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination...)
superseded subsequent combination of subjective synonym
Clymenides ecaudatus Mesnil, 1897 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Arenicola ecaudata Johnston, 1835) Johnston, G. (1835). Illustrations in British Zoology. <em>Magazine of natural history and journal of zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology and meteorology.</em> 8: 465-467., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335587
page(s): 566, 568, fig. 54 [details]
page(s): 566, 568, fig. 54 [details]
Type locality contained in Berwick Bay
type locality contained in Berwick Bay [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Arenicolides ecaudata (Johnston, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129870 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Arenicola ecaudata Johnston, 1835) Johnston, G. (1835). Illustrations in British Zoology. <em>Magazine of natural history and journal of zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology and meteorology.</em> 8: 465-467., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2335587
page(s): 566, 568, fig. 54 [details]
original description (of Arenicola boeckii Rathke, 1843) Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. [Contributions to the Fauna of Norway]. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 181-182, plate VIII figs. 19-22 [details]
original description (of Arenicola bucci Hanna, 1898) Hanna, H. 1898. Notes on the fauna of the Antrim coast. Annual Reports and Proceedings of the Belfast Naturalist Field Club, Ser. 2, 4: 425-426. [details]
original description (of Clymenides ecaudatus Mesnil, 1897) Mesnil, Felix. (1897). Etudes de morphologie externe chez les Annélides (suite). III Formes intermédiaires entre les Maldaniens et les Arénicoliens. <em>Bulletin Biologique de la France et de la Belgique.</em> 30: 144-167, plate 6., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10721780
page(s): 152 [details]
page(s): 566, 568, fig. 54 [details]
original description (of Arenicola boeckii Rathke, 1843) Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. [Contributions to the Fauna of Norway]. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 181-182, plate VIII figs. 19-22 [details]
original description (of Arenicola bucci Hanna, 1898) Hanna, H. 1898. Notes on the fauna of the Antrim coast. Annual Reports and Proceedings of the Belfast Naturalist Field Club, Ser. 2, 4: 425-426. [details]
original description (of Clymenides ecaudatus Mesnil, 1897) Mesnil, Felix. (1897). Etudes de morphologie externe chez les Annélides (suite). III Formes intermédiaires entre les Maldaniens et les Arénicoliens. <em>Bulletin Biologique de la France et de la Belgique.</em> 30: 144-167, plate 6., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10721780
page(s): 152 [details]
Other
additional source
Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source 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. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Johnston, G. (1865). A catalogue of the British non-parasitical worms in the collection of the British Museum. <em>[book].</em> 1-365. British Museum. London. [See also separate entry for Baird supplement]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12291 [details]
additional source Dille, Marthe R.; Kongsrud, Jon A.; Hektoen, Martin M.; Bakken, Torkild. (2024). Arenicolidae (Annelida) in Norwegian waters: Species occurrence, bathymetric distribution and identification of juvenile specimens. <em>African Zoology.</em> Efirst: 1-8., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2024.2418099
note: commentary on occurrence data for Norwary and molecular data [details]

additional source 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. [details] Available for editors

additional source Johnston, G. (1865). A catalogue of the British non-parasitical worms in the collection of the British Museum. <em>[book].</em> 1-365. British Museum. London. [See also separate entry for Baird supplement]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12291 [details]
additional source Dille, Marthe R.; Kongsrud, Jon A.; Hektoen, Martin M.; Bakken, Torkild. (2024). Arenicolidae (Annelida) in Norwegian waters: Species occurrence, bathymetric distribution and identification of juvenile specimens. <em>African Zoology.</em> Efirst: 1-8., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2024.2418099
note: commentary on occurrence data for Norwary and molecular data [details]





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Authority (Johnston, 1865) [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Clymenides ecaudatus Mesnil, 1897)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications) (from synonym Arenicola ecaudata Johnston, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arenicolides ecaudata)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Arenicola ecaudata Johnston, 1835)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Clymenides ecaudatus Mesnil, 1897)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications) (from synonym Arenicola ecaudata Johnston, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arenicolides ecaudata)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Arenicola ecaudata Johnston, 1835)
To ITIS