WoRMS name details
Manyunkia [auctt. misspelling for 'Manayunkia']
1877923 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1877923)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (misspelling of 'Manayunkia')
Genus
- Species Manyunkia speciosa Leidy, 1859 accepted as Manayunkia speciosa Leidy, 1859 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, subsequent genus misspeling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Manayunkia Leidy, 1859) Leidy, Joseph. (1859 [for 1858]). "Manayunkia speciosa" [untitled meeting report]. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 10: 90., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47535683
page(s): 90; note: meeting report paraphrase [details]
page(s): 90; note: meeting report paraphrase [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Manyunkia [auctt. misspelling for 'Manayunkia']. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1877923 on 2026-09-10
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Nomenclature
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(of Manayunkia Leidy, 1859) Leidy, Joseph. (1859 [for 1858]). "Manayunkia speciosa" [untitled meeting report]. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 10: 90., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47535683
page(s): 90; note: meeting report paraphrase [details]
basis of record Foster, Nancy. (1972). Freshwater polychaetes (Annelida) of North America. <em>Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems. Identification Manual.</em> 4: viii + 15., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.4023
page(s): 5; note: subsequent misspelling of Manayunkia as 'Manyunkia' [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 90; note: meeting report paraphrase [details]
basis of record Foster, Nancy. (1972). Freshwater polychaetes (Annelida) of North America. <em>Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems. Identification Manual.</em> 4: viii + 15., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.4023
page(s): 5; note: subsequent misspelling of Manayunkia as 'Manyunkia' [details] Available for editors
[request]