Deep-Sea taxon details
Magelona F. Müller, 1858
129341 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129341)
accepted
Genus
Octomagelona Aguirrezabalaga, Ceberio & Fiege, 2001 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Magelona bizkaiensis (Aguirrezabalaga, Ceberio & Fiege, 2001)
- Species Magelona borowskii (Fiege, Knebelsberger & Meißner In Meißner et al, 2023)
- Species Magelona cornuta Wesenberg-Lund, 1949
- Species Magelona filiformis Wilson, 1959
- Species Magelona longicornis Johnson, 1901
- Species Magelona minuta Eliason, 1962
- Species Magelona pacifica Monro, 1933
- Species Magelona pettiboneae Jones, 1963
- Species Magelona phyllisae Jones, 1963
- Species Magelona riojai Jones, 1963
- Species Magelona wilsoni Glémarec, 1967
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Müller, F. (1858). Einiges über die Annelidenfauna der Insel Santa Catharina an der brasilianischen Küste. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 24(1): 211-220, plates VI-VII. (Aus einer brieflichen Mittheilung an Prof. Grube)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7460059
page(s): 215 [details]
page(s): 215 [details]
Etymology Not known. However, Magelona (feminine) is a 1535 German spelling of the name of a princess (beautiful Magelone, daughter...
Etymology Not known. However, Magelona (feminine) is a 1535 German spelling of the name of a princess (beautiful Magelone, daughter of the King of Naples) who appears in the prose and verse tale "Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence" (Love-Story of the Beautiful Magelone and Count Peter of Provence). it relates a German version of an anonymous tale originally in the Occitan language (of S. France, Italy, Spain) dating back to at least the 13th century. Thus it is likely that Magelona was a name in some use as a German girl's name in the 1850s when Müller adopted it as a genus, or was otherwise known to Müller through encountering the folk-tale. The tale (in German) is available at Gutenberg org [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Magelona F. Müller, 1858. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129341 on 2025-04-02
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Magelona F. Müller, 1858. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129341 on 2025-04-02
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Müller, F. (1858). Einiges über die Annelidenfauna der Insel Santa Catharina an der brasilianischen Küste. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 24(1): 211-220, plates VI-VII. (Aus einer brieflichen Mittheilung an Prof. Grube)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7460059
page(s): 215 [details]
original description (of Octomagelona Aguirrezabalaga, Ceberio & Fiege, 2001) Aguirrezabalaga, Florencio; Ceberio, Argiloa; Fiege, Dieter. (2001). <i>Octomagelona bizkaiensis</i> (Polychaeta: Magelonidae) a new genus and species from the Capbreton Canyon (Bay of Biscay, north-east Atlantic). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 81(2): 221-224., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315401003678
page(s): 221 [details] Available for editors
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]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
status source Fitzhugh, Kirk; Mortimer, Kate; Brasil, Ana C. dos Santos. (2024). The monophyly of <em>Magelona</em> F. Müller, 1858 (Polychaeta, Magelonidae): Comments on Meißner <em>et al</em>.'s (2023) reinstatement of <em>Octomagelona</em> Aguirrezabalaga, Ceberio & Fiege, 2001. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5497(4): 496-504., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5497.4.2 [details] Available for editors
identification resource Mortimer, Kate; Mills, Kimberley; Jordana, Esther; Pinedo, Susana; Gil, João. (2020). A further review of European Magelonidae (Annelida), including descriptions of <em>Magelona equilamellae</em> and <em>Magelona filiformis</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4767(1): 89-114., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4767.1.4
note: key to European species [details] Available for editors
identification resource Mortimer, Kate; Blake, James A.; Harrendence, Kelsey. (2021). A review of the Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of Northeast America, including a description of a new species and re-descriptions of Magelona riojai and Magelona sacculata. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 134(1): 209-242., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324x-134.1.209
note: Includes a dichotomous identification key to the known magelonid species of the northeastern American coast and a worldwide pictorial identification key to the ‘M. mirabilis’ group of magelonids [details] Available for editors
identification resource Taylor, Abbie; Mortimer, Kate; Jimi, Naoto. (2022). Unearthing the diversity of Japanese Magelona (Annelida: Magelonidae); three species new to science, and a redescription of Magelona japonica. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5196(4): 451-491., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5196.4.1
note: key for Japan [details] Available for editors
identification resource Mortimer, Kate; Clarke, Dylan T. (2024). Untangling the Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of southern Africa, including the description of a new species. <em>African Zoology.</em> efirst: 1-28., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2024.2311085
page(s): 24, figure 15, table 1; note: key to southern African species of Magelona with photos and table of characters. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 215 [details]
original description (of Octomagelona Aguirrezabalaga, Ceberio & Fiege, 2001) Aguirrezabalaga, Florencio; Ceberio, Argiloa; Fiege, Dieter. (2001). <i>Octomagelona bizkaiensis</i> (Polychaeta: Magelonidae) a new genus and species from the Capbreton Canyon (Bay of Biscay, north-east Atlantic). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 81(2): 221-224., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315401003678
page(s): 221 [details] Available for editors
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]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
status source Fitzhugh, Kirk; Mortimer, Kate; Brasil, Ana C. dos Santos. (2024). The monophyly of <em>Magelona</em> F. Müller, 1858 (Polychaeta, Magelonidae): Comments on Meißner <em>et al</em>.'s (2023) reinstatement of <em>Octomagelona</em> Aguirrezabalaga, Ceberio & Fiege, 2001. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5497(4): 496-504., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5497.4.2 [details] Available for editors
identification resource Mortimer, Kate; Mills, Kimberley; Jordana, Esther; Pinedo, Susana; Gil, João. (2020). A further review of European Magelonidae (Annelida), including descriptions of <em>Magelona equilamellae</em> and <em>Magelona filiformis</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4767(1): 89-114., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4767.1.4
note: key to European species [details] Available for editors
identification resource Mortimer, Kate; Blake, James A.; Harrendence, Kelsey. (2021). A review of the Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of Northeast America, including a description of a new species and re-descriptions of Magelona riojai and Magelona sacculata. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 134(1): 209-242., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324x-134.1.209
note: Includes a dichotomous identification key to the known magelonid species of the northeastern American coast and a worldwide pictorial identification key to the ‘M. mirabilis’ group of magelonids [details] Available for editors
identification resource Taylor, Abbie; Mortimer, Kate; Jimi, Naoto. (2022). Unearthing the diversity of Japanese Magelona (Annelida: Magelonidae); three species new to science, and a redescription of Magelona japonica. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5196(4): 451-491., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5196.4.1
note: key for Japan [details] Available for editors
identification resource Mortimer, Kate; Clarke, Dylan T. (2024). Untangling the Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of southern Africa, including the description of a new species. <em>African Zoology.</em> efirst: 1-28., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2024.2311085
page(s): 24, figure 15, table 1; note: key to southern African species of Magelona with photos and table of characters. [details] Available for editors
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Etymology Not known. However, Magelona (feminine) is a 1535 German spelling of the name of a princess (beautiful Magelone, daughter of the King of Naples) who appears in the prose and verse tale "Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence" (Love-Story of the Beautiful Magelone and Count Peter of Provence). it relates a German version of an anonymous tale originally in the Occitan language (of S. France, Italy, Spain) dating back to at least the 13th century. Thus it is likely that Magelona was a name in some use as a German girl's name in the 1850s when Müller adopted it as a genus, or was otherwise known to Müller through encountering the folk-tale. The tale (in German) is available at Gutenberg org [details]Grammatical gender Feminine. All the adjectival Magelona species-group names have feminine endings. Magelona is an obscure woman's name known in Germany from the late mediaeval period (see etymology). [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Magelona)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octomagelona) (from synonym Octomagelona Aguirrezabalaga, Ceberio & Fiege, 2001)
To Genbank (from synonym Octomagelona Aguirrezabalaga, Ceberio & Fiege, 2001)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (20 traits)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Octomagelona) (from synonym Octomagelona Aguirrezabalaga, Ceberio & Fiege, 2001)
To Genbank (from synonym Octomagelona Aguirrezabalaga, Ceberio & Fiege, 2001)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (20 traits)
To ITIS