WoRMS taxon details
Cenogenus descendens Chamberlin, 1919
336953 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336953)
accepted
Species
Lumbrineris descendens (Chamberlin, 1919) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 333-334; note: no figures [details]
page(s): 333-334; note: no figures [details]
Type locality contained in Peruvian Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note off Aguja point, Peru, Pacific Ocean, 5 deg...
type locality contained in Peruvian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality off Aguja point, Peru, Pacific Ocean, 5 deg 42' south, 83 deg west [details]
Etymology Not stated by Chamberlin. Cenogenus descendens epithet appears to be a noun form derived by Chamberlin from the Latin verb...
Etymology Not stated by Chamberlin. Cenogenus descendens epithet appears to be a noun form derived by Chamberlin from the Latin verb to descend or go down. The verb has multiple meanings but here the usage may be indicating the deep-sea occurrence of the species. The sample depth was 2222 fathoms. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Cenogenus descendens Chamberlin, 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336953 on 2026-08-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 333-334; note: no figures [details]
page(s): 333-334; note: no figures [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Fauchald, K. (1970). Polychaetous annelids of the families Eunicidae, Lumbrineridae, Iphitimidae, Arabellidae, Lysaretidae and Dorvilleidae from western Mexico. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 5: 1-335., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/3457
note: To Lumbrineris [details]
redescription Carrera-Parra, Luis F. (2001). Recognition of <i>Cenogenus</i> Chamberlin, 1919 (Polychaeta: Lumbrineridae) based on type material. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(3): 720-724., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34558884
page(s): 721-723, fig. 1A-G [details]
note: To Lumbrineris [details]
redescription Carrera-Parra, Luis F. (2001). Recognition of <i>Cenogenus</i> Chamberlin, 1919 (Polychaeta: Lumbrineridae) based on type material. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(3): 720-724., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34558884
page(s): 721-723, fig. 1A-G [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Not stated by Chamberlin. Cenogenus descendens epithet appears to be a noun form derived by Chamberlin from the Latin verb to descend or go down. The verb has multiple meanings but here the usage may be indicating the deep-sea occurrence of the species. The sample depth was 2222 fathoms. [details]Type locality off Aguja point, Peru, Pacific Ocean, 5 deg 42' south, 83 deg west [details]
