WoRMS name details
Elicodasia Laubier & Ramos, 1973
129470 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129470)
unaccepted (subjective synonym, based on a Poecilochaetus posterior end )
Genus
Elicodasia mirabilis Laubier & Ramos, 1973 (type by original designation)
- Species Elicodasia mirabilis Laubier & Ramos, 1973 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, shown to be the post end of a Poecilochaetus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Laubier, Lucien; Ramos, Jeanete. (1973). A new genus of Poecilochaetidae (polychaetous annelids) in the Mediterranean: <i>Elicodasia mirabilis</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 86(6): 69-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34560209
page(s): 69-70 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 69-70 [details] Available for editors

Status Mackie (1990: 360) points out that Elicodasia mirabilis is clearly the posterior end of a Poecilochaetus, and suggests it...
Status Mackie (1990: 360) points out that Elicodasia mirabilis is clearly the posterior end of a Poecilochaetus, and suggests it is strongly resembling the posterior end of P. fauchaldi, also present in the Mediterranean (Sicily) [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Elicodasia Laubier & Ramos, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129470 on 2025-05-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Laubier, Lucien; Ramos, Jeanete. (1973). A new genus of Poecilochaetidae (polychaetous annelids) in the Mediterranean: <i>Elicodasia mirabilis</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 86(6): 69-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34560209
page(s): 69-70 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 69-70 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Mackie, Andrew S.Y. (1990). The Poecilochaetidae and Trochochaetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of Hong Kong. Pp. 337-362. IN: Morton, B. (Ed.). <em>Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 1986.</em> Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.
page(s): 360; note: identifies Elicodasia mirabilis as based on a misinterpreted posterior end, probably of Poecilochaetus fauchaldi [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 360; note: identifies Elicodasia mirabilis as based on a misinterpreted posterior end, probably of Poecilochaetus fauchaldi [details] Available for editors

Other
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 Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
From editor or global species database
Status Mackie (1990: 360) points out that Elicodasia mirabilis is clearly the posterior end of a Poecilochaetus, and suggests it is strongly resembling the posterior end of P. fauchaldi, also present in the Mediterranean (Sicily) [details]