Polychaeta name details
Sphaerosyllis longicirrata Webster & Benedict, 1884
238499 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238499)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Webster, H. E.: Benedict, J. E. (1884). The Annelida Chaetopoda from Provincetown and Wellfleet, Massachusetts. <em>Annual Report of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Washington.</em> 1881: 699-747., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11203280
page(s): 715-716, plate VIII figs. 95-100 [details]
page(s): 715-716, plate VIII figs. 95-100 [details]
Note Northwest Atlantic, USA, Massachusetts, Cape...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Northwest Atlantic, USA, Massachusetts, Cape Cod Bay, Provincetown (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 42.0463°, long. -70.1879º). [details]
Depth range Low water.
Distribution Northwest Atlantic: Provincetown, Cape Cod Bay (Massachusetts, USA).
Etymology The specific epithet longicirrata refers to the fact that "the dorsal cirri [...] are very long for the genus" (Webster &...
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Depth range Low water. [details]
Distribution Northwest Atlantic: Provincetown, Cape Cod Bay (Massachusetts, USA).
Distribution Northwest Atlantic: Provincetown, Cape Cod Bay (Massachusetts, USA). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet longicirrata refers to the fact that "the dorsal cirri [...] are very long for the genus" (Webster &...
Etymology The specific epithet longicirrata refers to the fact that "the dorsal cirri [...] are very long for the genus" (Webster & Benedict, 1884: 715). The species was later placed in the genus Parapionosyllis Fauvel, 1923 by Pettibone (1963: 132), where the dorsal cirri of the species are much more typical. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Sphaerosyllis longicirrata Webster & Benedict, 1884. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238499 on 2025-07-07
original description
Webster, H. E.: Benedict, J. E. (1884). The Annelida Chaetopoda from Provincetown and Wellfleet, Massachusetts. <em>Annual Report of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Washington.</em> 1881: 699-747., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11203280
page(s): 715-716, plate VIII figs. 95-100 [details]
source of synonymy Pettibone, Marian H. (1963). Marine polychaete worms of the New England region. I. Aphroditidae through Trochochaetidae. <i>Bulletin of the United States National Museum</i>. 227(1): 1-356., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7870746
page(s): 132, fig. 35e-f [details]
page(s): 715-716, plate VIII figs. 95-100 [details]
source of synonymy Pettibone, Marian H. (1963). Marine polychaete worms of the New England region. I. Aphroditidae through Trochochaetidae. <i>Bulletin of the United States National Museum</i>. 227(1): 1-356., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7870746
page(s): 132, fig. 35e-f [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype USNM 479, geounit Massachusetts [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Low water. [details]Distribution Northwest Atlantic: Provincetown, Cape Cod Bay (Massachusetts, USA). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet longicirrata refers to the fact that "the dorsal cirri [...] are very long for the genus" (Webster & Benedict, 1884: 715). The species was later placed in the genus Parapionosyllis Fauvel, 1923 by Pettibone (1963: 132), where the dorsal cirri of the species are much more typical. [details]
Habitat On shells at low water. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Northwest Atlantic, USA, Massachusetts, Cape Cod Bay, Provincetown (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 42.0463°, long. -70.1879º). [details]
