WoRMS taxon details
Petaloproctus tenuis (Théel, 1879)
130320 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:130320)
accepted
Species
Maldane tenuis Théel, 1879 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Nicomachella tenuis (Théel, 1879) · unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination)
- Subspecies Petaloproctus tenuis borealis Arwidsson, 1906 accepted as Petaloproctus borealis Ardwisson, 1906 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Maldane tenuis Théel, 1879) Théel, H.J. (1879). Les Annélides Polychètes des mers de la Nouvelle-Zemble. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar.</em> 16(3): 1-75, plates I-IV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33811612
page(s): 57, plate IV figs. 52-54 [details]
page(s): 57, plate IV figs. 52-54 [details]
Type locality contained in Nova Zembla
type locality contained in Nova Zembla [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary; downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary; downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Petaloproctus tenuis (Théel, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130320 on 2025-05-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Maldane tenuis Théel, 1879) Théel, H.J. (1879). Les Annélides Polychètes des mers de la Nouvelle-Zemble. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar.</em> 16(3): 1-75, plates I-IV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33811612
page(s): 57, plate IV figs. 52-54 [details]
new combination reference Saint-Joseph, Arthur d'Anthoine de. (1894). Les Annélides polychètes des côtes de Dinard. Troisième Partie. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris, Série 7.</em> 17: 1-395, plates I-XIII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35662416
page(s): 133; note: recombined from Maldane and Nicomachella [details]
page(s): 57, plate IV figs. 52-54 [details]
new combination reference Saint-Joseph, Arthur d'Anthoine de. (1894). Les Annélides polychètes des côtes de Dinard. Troisième Partie. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris, Série 7.</em> 17: 1-395, plates I-XIII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35662416
page(s): 133; note: recombined from Maldane and Nicomachella [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Jirkov, I.A. (2001). [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Yanus-K Press, Moscow, 632 pp., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259865957_Jirkov_2001_Polychaeta_of_the_North_Polar_Basin [details] Available for editors
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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 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; van Nieuwenhuijzen, A.J.L.; Veldhuijzen van Zanten, H.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 2. Keys to Polychaeta, Nemertina, Sipuncula, Platyhelminthes and miscellaneous worm-like groups. <i>World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series</i>. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14808-6. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Arwidsson, Ivar. (1906). Studien über die skandinavischen und arktischen Maldaniden nebst Zusammenstellung der übrigen bisher bekannten Arten dieser Familie. <em>Inaugural-Dissertation zur erlangung der Doktorwürde. Der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Sektion der Philosophischen Fakultät zu Upsala, Upsala Universitet, Upsala [sic].</em> 1-308. Plates 1-12. [published 1906 or at latest 2 Feb 1907]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/39358
page(s): 114-118, plate 6 fig. 190a; note: sustains Saint-Joseph's new combination [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; van Nieuwenhuijzen, A.J.L.; Veldhuijzen van Zanten, H.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 2. Keys to Polychaeta, Nemertina, Sipuncula, Platyhelminthes and miscellaneous worm-like groups. <i>World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series</i>. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14808-6. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Arwidsson, Ivar. (1906). Studien über die skandinavischen und arktischen Maldaniden nebst Zusammenstellung der übrigen bisher bekannten Arten dieser Familie. <em>Inaugural-Dissertation zur erlangung der Doktorwürde. Der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Sektion der Philosophischen Fakultät zu Upsala, Upsala Universitet, Upsala [sic].</em> 1-308. Plates 1-12. [published 1906 or at latest 2 Feb 1907]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/39358
page(s): 114-118, plate 6 fig. 190a; note: sustains Saint-Joseph's new combination [details]





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Authority (Levinssen, 1883) [details]Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary; downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary [details]
Habitat infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Maldane tenuis Théel, 1879)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petaloproctus tenuis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (8 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Maldane tenuis Théel, 1879)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petaloproctus tenuis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (8 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records)
To ITIS