WoRMS name details
Hesionella problematica Wesenberg-Lund, 1950
336116 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336116)
unaccepted (superseded original combination consequent to homonymy of genus)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1950). Polychaeta. <em>Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 4(14): 1-92, plates I-X., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16847382 [details]
Holotype ZMUC ZMUC-POL-480, geounit Iceland
, Note South-west of Iceland, 64°18' N. 27°00' W, ...
Holotype ZMUC ZMUC-POL-480, geounit Iceland [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality South-west of Iceland, 64°18' N. 27°00' W, (64.3° -27°) "Ingolf" expedition [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology Not stated. Although the species is named 'problematica' it seems the author was more uncertain about the genus, which she...
Taxonomy Original genus name pre-occupied, as was replacement name (Wesenbergia), now genus is Elisesione
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology Not stated. Although the species is named 'problematica' it seems the author was more uncertain about the genus, which she...
Etymology Not stated. Although the species is named 'problematica' it seems the author was more uncertain about the genus, which she states is closely allied to Hesione. [details]
Taxonomy Original genus name pre-occupied, as was replacement name (Wesenbergia), now genus is Elisesione
Taxonomy Original genus name pre-occupied, as was replacement name (Wesenbergia), now genus is Elisesione [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Hesionella problematica Wesenberg-Lund, 1950. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336116 on 2026-05-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1950). Polychaeta. <em>Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 4(14): 1-92, plates I-X., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16847382 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Hartman, Olga. (1955). Endemism in the North Pacific Ocean, with emphasis on the distribution of marine annelids, and descriptions of new or little known species. pp. 39-60. In: Allan, Hancock Foundation (Ed.). <em>Essays in the Natural Sciences in Honor of Captain Allan Hancock on the occasion of his birthday July 26, 1955.</em> Los Angeles, University of Southern California Press., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5227326
page(s): 41; note: transfer to Wesenbergia [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (2016). Elisesione, a new name for Wesenbergia Hartman, 1955, and the description of a new species (Annelida, Hesionidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 632: 1-12., available online at http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9652
page(s): 5; note: Transfer to Elisesione [details]
page(s): 41; note: transfer to Wesenbergia [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (2016). Elisesione, a new name for Wesenbergia Hartman, 1955, and the description of a new species (Annelida, Hesionidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 632: 1-12., available online at http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9652
page(s): 5; note: Transfer to Elisesione [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1950). Polychaeta. <em>Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 4(14): 1-92, plates I-X., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16847382 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMUC ZMUC-POL-480, geounit Iceland [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology Not stated. Although the species is named 'problematica' it seems the author was more uncertain about the genus, which she states is closely allied to Hesione. [details]
Taxonomy Original genus name pre-occupied, as was replacement name (Wesenbergia), now genus is Elisesione [details]
Type locality South-west of Iceland, 64°18' N. 27°00' W, (64.3° -27°) "Ingolf" expedition [details]
