Kauaʻi record · KCA-WOI-00030
Leodice antennata
Eunice antennata
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About Leodice antennata
A marine jaw worm reported as Eunice antennata in the Kauaʻi survey; beaded head appendages and a changing gill pattern support reference comparison, while local species identity warrants voucher review.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Eunice antennata
- Family
- Eunicidae
- Order
- Eunicida
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented source record (1996)
- Origin
- Origin not yet resolved
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- A marine jaw worm reported as Eunice antennata in the Kauaʻi survey; beaded head appendages and a changing gill pattern support reference comparison, while local species identity warrants voucher review.
Sources and further reading
- Coles, S.L., P.R. Reath, K. Longenecker, H. Bolick & L.G. Eldredge. 2004. Assessment of nonindigenous marine species in harbors and on nearby coral reefs on Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a. — Appendix A printed p. 84
- World Polychaeta Database / WoRMS
- Type-based Eunice review — Fauchald (1992)
- Modern Leodice antennata comparison — Zanol et al. (2020)
- Coral-associated polychaete collections and descriptions (2019)