WoRMS taxon details
Polycirrus perplexus Moore, 1923
330888 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330888)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Moore, J. Percy. (1923). The polychaetous annelids dredged by the U.S.S. ''Albatross'' off the coast of southern California in 1904. IV. Spionidae to Sabellariidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 75: 179-259, plates XVII-XVIII., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12425
page(s): 198-199; note: no figures [details]
page(s): 198-199; note: no figures [details]
Note Pacific Ocean, Monterey Bay, California
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Monterey Bay, California [details]
Taxonomy After revising both holotypes, Banse (1980) considered Polycirrus perplexus Moore, 1923 to be a junior synonym of...
Taxonomy After revising both holotypes, Banse (1980) considered Polycirrus perplexus Moore, 1923 to be a junior synonym of Polycirrus californicus Moore, 1909. However, both species were considered as valid by Glasby & Hutchings (2014). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Polycirrus perplexus Moore, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330888 on 2024-04-24
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Moore, J. Percy. (1923). The polychaetous annelids dredged by the U.S.S. ''Albatross'' off the coast of southern California in 1904. IV. Spionidae to Sabellariidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 75: 179-259, plates XVII-XVIII., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12425
page(s): 198-199; note: no figures [details]
source of synonymy Banse, Karl. (1980). Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from the Northeast Pacific Ocean. <em>Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 37(1): 20-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/f80-003
page(s): 32-34, fig. 5; note: with Polycirrus californicus Moore, 1909; based on revision of holotype [details]
redescription Glasby, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2014). Revision of the taxonomy of <em>Polycirrus</em> Grube, 1850 (Annelida: Terebellida: Polycirridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3877(1): 1-117., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3877.1.1
page(s): 89-91, fig. 49a-e; note: redescription based on holotype [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 198-199; note: no figures [details]
source of synonymy Banse, Karl. (1980). Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from the Northeast Pacific Ocean. <em>Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 37(1): 20-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/f80-003
page(s): 32-34, fig. 5; note: with Polycirrus californicus Moore, 1909; based on revision of holotype [details]
redescription Glasby, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2014). Revision of the taxonomy of <em>Polycirrus</em> Grube, 1850 (Annelida: Terebellida: Polycirridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3877(1): 1-117., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3877.1.1
page(s): 89-91, fig. 49a-e; note: redescription based on holotype [details] Available for editors
[request] From editor or global species database
Taxonomy After revising both holotypes, Banse (1980) considered Polycirrus perplexus Moore, 1923 to be a junior synonym of Polycirrus californicus Moore, 1909. However, both species were considered as valid by Glasby & Hutchings (2014). [details]Type locality Pacific Ocean, Monterey Bay, California [details]
From other sources
Specimen Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM); Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia [details]
