WoRMS name details
Marphysa grunwaldi (Risso, 1826)
333973 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:333973)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum (indeterminable fide Lavesque et al. 2017)
Species
Leodice grunwaldi Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Leodice grunwaldi Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details] 
Type locality contained in French Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean...
type locality contained in French Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part] [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Marphysa grunwaldi (Risso, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=333973 on 2026-07-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leodice grunwaldi Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
basis of record Fauvel, P. (1923). Polychètes errantes. Faune de France. <em>Librairie de la Faculte des Sciences. Paris.</em> 5: 1-488., available online at http://www.faunedefrance.org/ [details]
basis of record Fauvel, P. (1923). Polychètes errantes. Faune de France. <em>Librairie de la Faculte des Sciences. Paris.</em> 5: 1-488., available online at http://www.faunedefrance.org/ [details]
Taxonomy
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Lavesque, N.; Daffe, G.; Bonifácio, P.; Hutchings, P. (2017). A new species of the Marphysa sanguinea complex from French waters (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic) (Annelida, Eunicidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 716: 1-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.716.14070
page(s): 2; note: informally placed as nomen nudum (not possible as there is a description) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 2; note: informally placed as nomen nudum (not possible as there is a description) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Validity Lavesque et al (2017: 2) "consider that Marphysa grunwaldi (Risso, 1826) and Marphysa triantennata (Risso, 1826), described from French Mediterranean Sea, should be considered as nomina nuda because of very brief descriptions, lack of any figures, and absence of type material." However, there is a reasonable description of each so they cannot be nomina nuda, rather they may be indeterminable. [details]
