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Melythasides laubieri Desbruyères, 1978

129811  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129811)

accepted
Species
Anobothrus laubieri (Desbruyères, 1978) · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded subsequent combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Desbruyères, Daniel. (1978). <i>Melythasides laubieri</i> gen. sp. nov. Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychètes sédentaires) abyssal de la mer de Norvège [<i>Melythasides laubieri</i> gen. sp. nov. Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychètes sédentaires) abyssal species from the Norwegian Sea]. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Zoologie.</em> 514(353): 231-238., available online at https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/medias/doc/EXPLOITATION/IFD/BMZOO_S003_1978_T514_N353/bulletin-du-museum-national-d-histoire-naturelle-zoologie [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Note Bassin du Spitzberg ; 76°54'1N et 01°49'8E ;...  
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Type locality Bassin du Spitzberg ; 76°54'1N et 01°49'8E ; profondeur : 3,193 m. [details]
Type material Paratypes in the original description were evidently never sent to the U.S. museums mentioned and are presumed lost (fide Chávez-López et al 2025). Holotype at MNHN Type-823 has been redescribed by Chávez-López et al (2025) [details]
Etymology Author: "Le préfixe Mel, commun aux genres Melinnampharete Annenkova, 1937 et Melinnala Hartman,
1965, rappelle la...  
Etymology Author: "Le préfixe Mel, commun aux genres Melinnampharete Annenkova, 1937 et Melinnala Hartman,
1965, rappelle la transformation dorsale d'un segment thoracique antérieur, caractère proche de la crête
dorsale des Melinninae." [refers to the dorsal transformation of an anterior thoracic segment, a feature similar to the dorsal crest of Melinninae] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Melythasides laubieri Desbruyères, 1978. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129811 on 2025-05-21
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Melythasides laubieri Desbruyères, 1978. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129811 on 2025-05-21
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2015-11-13 19:36:01Z
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2025-03-10 00:58:16Z
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original description Desbruyères, Daniel. (1978). <i>Melythasides laubieri</i> gen. sp. nov. Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychètes sédentaires) abyssal de la mer de Norvège [<i>Melythasides laubieri</i> gen. sp. nov. Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychètes sédentaires) abyssal species from the Norwegian Sea]. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Zoologie.</em> 514(353): 231-238., available online at https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/medias/doc/EXPLOITATION/IFD/BMZOO_S003_1978_T514_N353/bulletin-du-museum-national-d-histoire-naturelle-zoologie [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist [details] 

redescription Chávez-López, Yessica; Alvestad, Tom; Moore, Jenna M. (2025). A review of Anobothrus Levinsen, 1884, restricted, with reinstatement of Anobothrella Hartman, 1967 and Melythasides Desbruyères, 1978, and redescription of seven species (Annelida, Ampharetidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5601(2): 201-245., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5601.2.1
page(s): 235, figure 17; note: redescription of holotype, MNHN Type-823 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype MNHN POLY TYPE 823, geounit Norwegian Sea [details]
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Etymology Author: "Le préfixe Mel, commun aux genres Melinnampharete Annenkova, 1937 et Melinnala Hartman,
1965, rappelle la transformation dorsale d'un segment thoracique antérieur, caractère proche de la crête
dorsale des Melinninae." [refers to the dorsal transformation of an anterior thoracic segment, a feature similar to the dorsal crest of Melinninae] [details]

Type locality Bassin du Spitzberg ; 76°54'1N et 01°49'8E ; profondeur : 3,193 m. [details]

Type material Paratypes in the original description were evidently never sent to the U.S. museums mentioned and are presumed lost (fide Chávez-López et al 2025). Holotype at MNHN Type-823 has been redescribed by Chávez-López et al (2025) [details]
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