WoRMS taxon details

Scoloplos similis Mackie, 1987

331787  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331787)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sedentaria (Subclass)
  6. Scolecida (Infraclass)
  7. Orbiniidae (Family)
  8. Orbiniinae (Subfamily)
  9. Scoloplos (Genus)
  10. Scoloplos similis (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mackie, Andrew S. Y. 1987. A review of species currently assigned to the genus Leitoscoloplos Day, 1977 (Polychaeta: Orbiniidae), with descriptions of species newly referred to Scoloplos Blainville, 1828. Sarsia, 72: 1-28. (look up in IMIS) [details]   
Holotype  BMNH ZB 1984.54, geounit New England (USA)  
Holotype BMNH ZB 1984.54, geounit New England (USA) [details]
, Type locality contained in South African Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
, Note South Africa  
From other sources
Type locality South Africa [details]
Etymology Similis (L.) resembling, similar. The specific name relates to the similarity of the species to S. intermedius.  
Etymology Similis (L.) resembling, similar. The specific name relates to the similarity of the species to S. intermedius. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Scoloplos similis Mackie, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331787 on 2024-04-23
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
created
Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian

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original description Mackie, Andrew S. Y. 1987. A review of species currently assigned to the genus Leitoscoloplos Day, 1977 (Polychaeta: Orbiniidae), with descriptions of species newly referred to Scoloplos Blainville, 1828. Sarsia, 72: 1-28. (look up in IMIS) [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype BMNH ZB 1984.54, geounit New England (USA) [details]
Paratype SAMC A20261, geounit New England (USA) [details]
From other sources
Etymology Similis (L.) resembling, similar. The specific name relates to the similarity of the species to S. intermedius. [details]

Type locality South Africa [details]

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