WoRMS taxon details
Megasyllis inflata (Marenzeller, 1879)
759944 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:759944)
accepted
Species
Dentatisyllis inflata (Marenzeller, 1879) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
Eusyllis inflata (Marenzeller, 1879) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
Syllis inflata Marenzeller, 1879 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Syllis kinbergiana Haswell, 1886 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Typosyllis inflata (Marenzeller, 1879) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Syllis inflata Marenzeller, 1879) Marenzeller, Emil von. (1879). Südjapanische Anneliden. I. (Amphinomea, Aphroditea, Lycoridea, Phyllodocea, Hesionea, Syllidea, Eunicea, Glycerea, Sternaspidea, Chaetopterea, Cirratulea, Amphictenea.). Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe , Wien. 41 (2): 109-154, plates I-VI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7215498
page(s): 131-132, plate III fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 131-132, plate III fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Depth range Intertidal to 9 m.
Distribution Japan (Sagami Bay) and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia).
Depth range Intertidal to 9 m. [details]
Distribution Japan (Sagami Bay) and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia).
Distribution Japan (Sagami Bay) and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Megasyllis inflata (Marenzeller, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759944 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Syllis inflata Marenzeller, 1879) Marenzeller, Emil von. (1879). Südjapanische Anneliden. I. (Amphinomea, Aphroditea, Lycoridea, Phyllodocea, Hesionea, Syllidea, Eunicea, Glycerea, Sternaspidea, Chaetopterea, Cirratulea, Amphictenea.). Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe , Wien. 41 (2): 109-154, plates I-VI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7215498
page(s): 131-132, plate III fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Syllis kinbergiana Haswell, 1886) Haswell, William A. (1886). Observation on some Australian Polychaeta. Part I. [ section headings: I. Syllidae. II. Staurocephalus. III. Eulalia. IV. Psamathe. IV. Siphonostoma. V. Halla.]. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 10(4): 733-756, plates L-LV., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6598060
page(s): 739-741, plate LI figs. 1-3 [details]
new combination reference San Martín, G.; Hutchings Pat, A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from Australia. Part. 2. Genera Inermosyllis, Megasyllis n. gen., Opisthosyllis, and Trypanosyllis. Zootaxa 1840: 1-53
page(s): 12-22, figs. 11A-F, 12A-C, 13A-E, 14A-F, 15A-F [details]
page(s): 131-132, plate III fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Syllis kinbergiana Haswell, 1886) Haswell, William A. (1886). Observation on some Australian Polychaeta. Part I. [ section headings: I. Syllidae. II. Staurocephalus. III. Eulalia. IV. Psamathe. IV. Siphonostoma. V. Halla.]. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 10(4): 733-756, plates L-LV., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6598060
page(s): 739-741, plate LI figs. 1-3 [details]
new combination reference San Martín, G.; Hutchings Pat, A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from Australia. Part. 2. Genera Inermosyllis, Megasyllis n. gen., Opisthosyllis, and Trypanosyllis. Zootaxa 1840: 1-53
page(s): 12-22, figs. 11A-F, 12A-C, 13A-E, 14A-F, 15A-F [details]
Other
additional source
San Martín, Guillermo; Aguado, María Teresa; Álvarez-Campos, Patricia. 2014. Revision of the genus Megasyllis (Annelida, Syllidae) with descriptions of four new species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 94(02): 331-351
page(s): 341 [details]
page(s): 341 [details]





- Type locality
- type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
- From editor or global species database
- Australia
Syntype (of Syllis inflata Marenzeller, 1879) NHMW 618, geounit Sagami Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 9 m. [details]Distribution Japan (Sagami Bay) and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia). [details]
Habitat Under rocks, among seagrasses, algae, clay and silty clay. [details]
Language | Name | |
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Japanese | フクロシリス [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Syllis inflata Marenzeller, 1879)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Eusyllis inflata (Marenzeller, 1879))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Megasyllis inflata)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Syllis inflata Marenzeller, 1879)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Eusyllis inflata (Marenzeller, 1879))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Megasyllis inflata)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)