WoRMS taxon details
Marenzelleria Mesnil, 1896
129615 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129615)
accepted
Genus
- Species Marenzelleria arctia (Chamberlin, 1920)
- Species Marenzelleria bastropi Bick, 2005
- Species Marenzelleria neglecta Sikorski & Bick, 2004
- Species Marenzelleria viridis (Verrill, 1873)
- Species Marenzelleria wireni Augener, 1913
- Species Marenzelleria jonesi Maciolek, 1984 accepted as Marenzelleria viridis (Verrill, 1873) (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 117, 120; note: Mesnil created Marenzelleria for a previous misidentification of Nerine vulgaris Johnston by Wiren [details]
page(s): 117, 120; note: Mesnil created Marenzelleria for a previous misidentification of Nerine vulgaris Johnston by Wiren [details]
Note Mesnil (1896: 117) created Marenzelleria for a...
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Type species Mesnil (1896: 117) created Marenzelleria for a previous misidentification of Nerine vulgaris Johnston by Wiren, commented on by Marenzeller, but did not create a species name. There are code rules which possibly resolve this situation. Currently the first species named in the genus, Marenzelleria wireni Augener, 1913 is recorded as the type species, as discussed by Maciolek (1984: 49). [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The genus is named after Dr. Emil Edler von Marenzeller (b. Vienna, Austria, 18...
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The genus is named after Dr. Emil Edler von Marenzeller (b. Vienna, Austria, 18 August 1845 - d. Vienna, Austria, 6 December 1918), who in 1892 (Marenzeller, 1892: 402, 427-429, plate 19 fig. 5) described a specimen resembling Scolelepis vulgaris (Johnston, 1827) on which Mesnil (1896: 117, 120) based the diagnosis of the new genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Marenzelleria Mesnil, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129615 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 117, 120; note: Mesnil created Marenzelleria for a previous misidentification of Nerine vulgaris Johnston by Wiren [details]
page(s): 117, 120; note: Mesnil created Marenzelleria for a previous misidentification of Nerine vulgaris Johnston by Wiren [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Maciolek, Nancy J. 1984. New records and species of Marenzelleria Mesnil and Scolecolepides Ehlers, (Polychaeta; Spionidae) from Northeastern North America. 48-62. IN: Hutchings, Patricia A. (Ed.). Proceedings of the First International Polychaete Conference, Sydney, Australia, 1983: Sydney, The Linnean Society of New South Wales, p. 48-62. [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Radashevsky, Vasily I.; Pankova, Victoria I.; Neretina, Tatyana V.; Tzetlin, Alexander B. (2022). Canals and invasions: a review of the distribution of Marenzelleria (Annelida: Spionidae) in Eurasia, with a key to Marenzelleria species and insights on their relationships. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 17(2): 186-206., available online at https://www.reabic.net/aquaticinvasions/2022/issue2.aspx
page(s): 200 (key); note: species records, molecular data, key to adults [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 200 (key); note: species records, molecular data, key to adults [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
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) [details]
biology source Blank, Miriam; Bastrop, Ralf. (2009). Phylogeny of the mud worm genus Marenzelleria (Polychaeta, Spionidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 38(3): 313-321., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00370.x [details]
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) [details]
biology source Blank, Miriam; Bastrop, Ralf. (2009). Phylogeny of the mud worm genus Marenzelleria (Polychaeta, Spionidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 38(3): 313-321., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00370.x [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Diagnosis Original diagnoses by Mesnil (1896): "II. Prostomium avec cornes frontales. [...] Branchies au 2e sétigère. Soies à capuchon dorsales" (page 117) and "Cornes frontales. Branchies au 2e sétigère. Soies encapuchonnées dorsales. Anus ?" (page 120). [details]Etymology Not stated in the original description. The genus is named after Dr. Emil Edler von Marenzeller (b. Vienna, Austria, 18 August 1845 - d. Vienna, Austria, 6 December 1918), who in 1892 (Marenzeller, 1892: 402, 427-429, plate 19 fig. 5) described a specimen resembling Scolelepis vulgaris (Johnston, 1827) on which Mesnil (1896: 117, 120) based the diagnosis of the new genus. [details]
Type species Mesnil (1896: 117) created Marenzelleria for a previous misidentification of Nerine vulgaris Johnston by Wiren, commented on by Marenzeller, but did not create a species name. There are code rules which possibly resolve this situation. Currently the first species named in the genus, Marenzelleria wireni Augener, 1913 is recorded as the type species, as discussed by Maciolek (1984: 49). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Oostzeezagergroenworm | [details] |
