WoRMS taxon details
Eunice tenuis (Treadwell, 1921)
333345 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:333345)
accepted
Species
Leodice tenuis Treadwell, 1921 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Leodice tenuis Treadwell, 1921) Treadwell, A.L. (1921). Leodicidae of the West Indian region. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 15(293): 1-131, plates 1-9 (in colour), 1 map., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1930614
page(s): 51-52, text-figs. 154-163, plate 4 fig. 11 [details]
page(s): 51-52, text-figs. 154-163, plate 4 fig. 11 [details]
Type locality contained in Dry Tortugas
type locality contained in Dry Tortugas [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Eunice tenuis (Treadwell, 1921). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=333345 on 2025-09-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leodice tenuis Treadwell, 1921) Treadwell, A.L. (1921). Leodicidae of the West Indian region. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 15(293): 1-131, plates 1-9 (in colour), 1 map., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1930614
page(s): 51-52, text-figs. 154-163, plate 4 fig. 11 [details]
new combination reference Fauchald, K. (1992). A review of the genus <i>Eunice</i> (Eunicidae: Polychaeta) based upon type material. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 523: 1-422., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.523
page(s): 316-317, fig. 107e-h, tables 33, 38; note: sustains Hartman's recombination from Leodice and considers the species as valid [details]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1956). Polychaetous annelids erected by Treadwell, 1891 to 1948, together with a brief chronology. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 109(2): 239-310., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2246/1145
page(s): 252, 283-284; note: recombines Leodice tenuis as Eunice after revision of the holotype, but suggests that "It may approach E. (Nicidion) cariboea Grube, also known from West Indian seas." [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 51-52, text-figs. 154-163, plate 4 fig. 11 [details]
new combination reference Fauchald, K. (1992). A review of the genus <i>Eunice</i> (Eunicidae: Polychaeta) based upon type material. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 523: 1-422., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.523
page(s): 316-317, fig. 107e-h, tables 33, 38; note: sustains Hartman's recombination from Leodice and considers the species as valid [details]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1956). Polychaetous annelids erected by Treadwell, 1891 to 1948, together with a brief chronology. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 109(2): 239-310., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2246/1145
page(s): 252, 283-284; note: recombines Leodice tenuis as Eunice after revision of the holotype, but suggests that "It may approach E. (Nicidion) cariboea Grube, also known from West Indian seas." [details] Available for editors

Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]





To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Leodice tenuis Treadwell, 1921)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eunice tenuis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (5 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Leodice tenuis Treadwell, 1921)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eunice tenuis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (5 records)
To ITIS