WoRMS name details

Syllis brachychaeta Schmarda, 1861

238566  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238566)

 unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Schmarda, L. K. (1861). Neue Wirbellose Thiere: Beobachted und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erdr 1853 bis 1857. <em>In Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.</em> Erster Band, Zweite Hälfte., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/neuewirbelloseth21861schm
page(s): 70, text-figs. a-b on middle of page 70 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Note South Africa, Cape of Good Hope...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality South Africa, Cape of Good Hope (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -34.38º, long. 18.48º).  [details]
Depth range Not stated in original description.  
Depth range Not stated in original description. [details]

Distribution South Africa: Cape of Good Hope.  
Distribution South Africa: Cape of Good Hope. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet brachychaeta is composed by the Greek prefix brachy-, meaning 'short', and the Latin noun of Greek...  
Etymology The specific epithet brachychaeta is composed by the Greek prefix brachy-, meaning 'short', and the Latin noun of Greek origin chaeta, meaning 'hair', and refers to the short blades of the compound chaetae of the species.  [details]

Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed.  
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Syllis brachychaeta Schmarda, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238566 on 2024-04-16
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original description Schmarda, L. K. (1861). Neue Wirbellose Thiere: Beobachted und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erdr 1853 bis 1857. <em>In Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.</em> Erster Band, Zweite Hälfte., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/neuewirbelloseth21861schm
page(s): 70, text-figs. a-b on middle of page 70 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

source of synonymy Fauvel, P. (1953). Une petite collection d'Annélides Polychètes des Iles Kerguelen. <em>Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 25(3): 307-310.
page(s): 5 [details]   

source of synonymy San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS[details]   

source of synonymy Licher, Frank 2000 (1999), Revision der Gattung Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (Polychaeta: Syllidae). Morphologie, Taxonomie und Phylogenie. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 551:1-336 [details]   

source of synonymy Day, J.H. (1967). A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. British Museum (Natural History). London. vol 1 & vol 2, 1-878., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596  [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated in original description. [details]

Distribution South Africa: Cape of Good Hope. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet brachychaeta is composed by the Greek prefix brachy-, meaning 'short', and the Latin noun of Greek origin chaeta, meaning 'hair', and refers to the short blades of the compound chaetae of the species.  [details]

Habitat On and between stones.  [details]

Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]

Type locality South Africa, Cape of Good Hope (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -34.38º, long. 18.48º).  [details]