WoRMS name details

Sphaerosyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885

334823  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:334823)

 unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, William C. [as M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 206-207, pl. XXIX fig. 5, pl. XXXIII fig. 10, pl. XVA fig. 22 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Holotype  NHMUK 1885.12.1.155, geounit Kerguelen Islands  
Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.155, geounit Kerguelen Islands [details]
Note Kerguelen Islands, off Clumberland Bay...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Kerguelen Islands, off Clumberland Bay (48º45'S, 69º14'E).  [details]
Depth range 232 m.  
Depth range 232 m. [details]

Distribution Kerguelen Islands.   
Distribution Kerguelen Islands.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet kerguelensis refers to the type locality of the species, Kerguelen Islands.   
Etymology The specific epithet kerguelensis refers to the type locality of the species, Kerguelen Islands.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=334823 on 2024-03-19
Date
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
created
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
2014-09-06 01:49:30Z
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2017-10-09 09:32:22Z
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original description McIntosh, William C. [as M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 206-207, pl. XXIX fig. 5, pl. XXXIII fig. 10, pl. XVA fig. 22 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Hartman, O. 1964. Polychaeta Errantia of Antarctica. Antarctic Research Series, 3: 1-131., available online at https://doi.org/10.1029/AR003 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

new combination reference San Martín, Guillermo; Rozbaczylo, Nicolas; Díaz-Díaz, Oscar. (2017). Guía Y Claves Para El Reconocimiento De Las Subfamilias, Géneros Y Especies De Syllidae Registradas A Lo Largo De La Costa De Chile, Archipiélago Juan Fernández E Islade Pascua (Annelida: Phyllodocida: Syllidae [Guide and keys for the identification of the subfamilies, genera and species of Syllidae registered along the Chilean coast, the Juan Fernández Archipelago and Easter Island (Annelida: Phyllodocida: Syllidae)]. Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile)]. <em>Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile).</em> 45(2): 7-50 [44pp]., available online at http://www.analesdelinstitutodelapatagonia.cl/index.php/analespatagonia/article/view/835
page(s): 31; note: the authors expressed doubts concerning the proposed new combination; type material was not revised, the new combination was based only on the original description [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.155, geounit Kerguelen Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 232 m. [details]

Distribution Kerguelen Islands.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet kerguelensis refers to the type locality of the species, Kerguelen Islands.  [details]

Habitat Volcanic mud.  [details]

New combination San Martín et al. (2017: 31) expressed doubts concerning the proposed new combination, expressed as Prosphaerosyllis (?) kerguelensis. The type material was not revised, and the new combination was based only on the original description, stated to be 'very incomplete'. [details]

Type locality Kerguelen Islands, off Clumberland Bay (48º45'S, 69º14'E).  [details]