WoRMS taxon details
Polyeunoa McIntosh, 1885
174389 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174389)
accepted
Genus
Polyeunoa laevis McIntosh, 1885 (type by monotypy)
Polyeunoe [auct. misspelling] · unaccepted (lapsus)
- Species Polyeunoa laevis McIntosh, 1885
- Species Polyeunoa maculata (Day, 1973)
- Species Polyeunoa monroi Averincev, 1978
- Species Polyeunoa flynni (Benham, 1921) accepted as Parapolyeunoa flynni (Benham, 1921) (superseded combination)
- Species Polyeunoa nigropunctata (Horst, 1915) accepted as Hololepidella nigropunctata (Horst, 1915)
- Species Polyeunoa parvis accepted as Polyeunoa laevis McIntosh, 1885 (subjective synonym)
- Species Polyeunoa rhombigera (Ehlers, 1809) accepted as Polyeunoa laevis McIntosh, 1885 (superseded recombination of subjective synonym)
- Species Polyeunoa tuta (Grube, 1855) accepted as Grubeopolynoe tuta (Grube, 1855) (superseded recombination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 76 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
Note Type species Polyeunoa laevis McIntosh 1885
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Type species Type species Polyeunoa laevis McIntosh 1885 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Polyeunoa McIntosh, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174389 on 2026-03-26
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Martinez, Olga
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Nomenclature
original description
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 76 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Serpetti, N.; Taylor, M.; Brennan, D.; Green, D.; Rogers, A.; Paterson, G.; Narayanaswamy, B. (2017). Ecological adaptations and commensal evolution of the Polynoidae (Polychaeta) in the Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge: A phylogenetic approach. <em>Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography.</em> 137: 273-281., available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967064516301643
page(s): 279 figure 3; note: apparently this is the first formal placement of Polyeunoa in Polynoinae; also phylogeny of commensal Polynoinae [details]
redescription Barnich, R.; Gambi, M. C.; Fiege, D. (2012). Revision of the genus <em>Polyeunoa</em> McIntosh, 1885 (Polychaeta, Polynoidae). <i>Zootaxa</i>. 3523: 25-38., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3523.html
page(s): 27 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 279 figure 3; note: apparently this is the first formal placement of Polyeunoa in Polynoinae; also phylogeny of commensal Polynoinae [details]
redescription Barnich, R.; Gambi, M. C.; Fiege, D. (2012). Revision of the genus <em>Polyeunoa</em> McIntosh, 1885 (Polychaeta, Polynoidae). <i>Zootaxa</i>. 3523: 25-38., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3523.html
page(s): 27 [details] Available for editors
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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 Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Grammatical gender Feminine. Feminine as Eunoë, the correct spelling of 'Eunoa' is feminine, after the mythological Greek nymph, Eunoë. McIntosh has nothing to say about the etymology.Subsequently Salazar-Vallejo & Suárez-Morales (2025: 2 of 8) claim Polyeunoa, which they used as the second part of their Jimipolyeunoa, was masculine as McIntosh had used 'laevis' as the species group name. This is a misunderstanding of Latin. As an -is ending adjective the commonly used form 'laevis' is correct for both masculine and feminine genera and does not indicate Polyeunoa is masculine. Polyeunoa is feminine as it derives from the female nymph Eunoë. [details]
Type species Type species Polyeunoa laevis McIntosh 1885 [details]
