WoRMS name details
Blenda Kinberg, 1867
325714 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325714)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
Blenda armata Kinberg, 1867 accepted as Eurythoe complanata (Pallas, 1766) (type by monotypy)
- Species Blenda armata Kinberg, 1867 accepted as Eurythoe complanata (Pallas, 1766) (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kinberg, Johan Gustaf Hjalmar. (1867). Om Amphinomernas systematik. <em>Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 24(3): 83-91., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32326623
page(s): 90 [details]
page(s): 90 [details]
Etymology Not stated by the author. Blenda may refer to the namesake heroine found in Swedish legends and myths (J.G.H. Kinberg was...
Etymology Not stated by the author. Blenda may refer to the namesake heroine found in Swedish legends and myths (J.G.H. Kinberg was Swedish himself), celebrated for her courage and cunning. According to the legend she gathered and led artfully a group of rural women from Småland against an invading Danish army, overcoming the invaders by hatching a plot to defeat them. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Blenda Kinberg, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325714 on 2026-06-24
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Nomenclature
original description
Kinberg, Johan Gustaf Hjalmar. (1867). Om Amphinomernas systematik. <em>Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 24(3): 83-91., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32326623
page(s): 90 [details]
page(s): 90 [details]
Taxonomy
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Kinberg (1867: 90): "Rami branchiarum sessiles; setae dorsuales laeves, arcuatae obtusae, ventrales bifidae." [details]Etymology Not stated by the author. Blenda may refer to the namesake heroine found in Swedish legends and myths (J.G.H. Kinberg was Swedish himself), celebrated for her courage and cunning. According to the legend she gathered and led artfully a group of rural women from Småland against an invading Danish army, overcoming the invaders by hatching a plot to defeat them. [details]
