WoRMS name details
Leucodore coecus Örsted, 1843
338464 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338464)
unaccepted (superseded original combination, corrected for gender agreement to 'coecus')
Species
Leucodore Johnston, 1838 accepted as Polydora Bosc, 1802
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Örsted, A.S. (1843). Annulatorum danicorum conspectus. Auctore A.S. Örsted. Fasc. I. Maricolæ. (Quæstio ab universitate Hafniensi ad solvendum proposita et proemio ornata). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11849
page(s): 39; note: diagnosis, no figures, with the genus misspelled as 'Leucodorum', thus as Leucodorum coecum [details]
page(s): 39; note: diagnosis, no figures, with the genus misspelled as 'Leucodorum', thus as Leucodorum coecum [details]
Type locality contained in Danish Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Atlantic Ocean, Denmark
type locality contained in Danish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Denmark [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Leucodore coecus Örsted, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338464 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Örsted, A.S. (1843). Annulatorum danicorum conspectus. Auctore A.S. Örsted. Fasc. I. Maricolæ. (Quæstio ab universitate Hafniensi ad solvendum proposita et proemio ornata). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11849
page(s): 39; note: diagnosis, no figures, with the genus misspelled as 'Leucodorum', thus as Leucodorum coecum [details]
basis of record Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 302; note: Quatrefages uses the correct spelling and gender ending of Leucodore coecus [details]
page(s): 39; note: diagnosis, no figures, with the genus misspelled as 'Leucodorum', thus as Leucodorum coecum [details]
basis of record Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 302; note: Quatrefages uses the correct spelling and gender ending of Leucodore coecus [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Mesnil, F. (1896). Études de morphologie externe chez les Annélides. I. Les Spionidiens des côtes de la Manche. <em>Bulletin Scientifique de la France et de la Belgique.</em> 29: 110-287, plates VII-XV., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10726590
page(s): 192-; note: Mesnil gives a synonymy listing the various Leucodore/ Leucodorum usages and cites himself (1893) for the first use of the combination Polydora coeca [details]
redescription Örsted, Anders Sandoe. (1844). Zur Classification der Annulaten, mit Beschreibung einiger neuer oder unzulänglich bekannter Gattungen und Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 10(1): 99-112, plates II-III., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13704002
page(s): 106; note: repeat of the 1843 diagnosis in the Danicorum conspectus, this time with figures [details]
page(s): 192-; note: Mesnil gives a synonymy listing the various Leucodore/ Leucodorum usages and cites himself (1893) for the first use of the combination Polydora coeca [details]
redescription Örsted, Anders Sandoe. (1844). Zur Classification der Annulaten, mit Beschreibung einiger neuer oder unzulänglich bekannter Gattungen und Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 10(1): 99-112, plates II-III., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13704002
page(s): 106; note: repeat of the 1843 diagnosis in the Danicorum conspectus, this time with figures [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Spelling Örsted (1843 & 1844) used Leucodorum coecum, a neuter construct (see separate record, Aphia 1423816), thus misspelling Leucodore, which is masculine (derived from male person in etymology, and Johnston used masculine Leucodore 'ciliatus' for the type species). Thus Leucodore coecus would be the correct spelling and correct representation of the original combination, but contemporary usages seem to keep 'coecum' except when combined in a feminine genus such as Polydora. Quatrefages (1866: 302) used the correct spelling of 'Leucodore coecus'. [details]Unreviewed
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Denmark [details]
