Deep-Sea taxon details
Gattyana McIntosh, 1897
- Species Gattyana australis Averincev, 1978
- Species Gattyana brunnea Hartman, 1966
- Species Gattyana cirrhosa (Pallas, 1766)
- Species Gattyana globifera (Sars G.O., 1873) accepted as Harmothoe globifera (Sars G.O., 1873) (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. 1897. Notes from the Gatty Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews. No. 18. 1. On the phosphorescence of Gattyana (Nychia) cirrosa Pallas. 2. On a new Evarne (E. atlantica) from Rockall. 3. On the British species of Pholoe. 4. On a collection of annelids made by Canon Norman in Norway. Part I. A new Evarne and two species of Sthenelais. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20 (Series 6): 167-178., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19213622
page(s): 167 [details]
page(s): 167 [details]
Etymology McIntosh (1897) introduced Gattyana to replace Nychia, which was a homonym, and he explained the etymology in his 1900...
Etymology McIntosh (1897) introduced Gattyana to replace Nychia, which was a homonym, and he explained the etymology in his 1900 monograph, p.285. The genus is named for Charles Henry Gatty FRSE, FLS, FGS, who funded the establishment of the Gatty Marine Laboratory, St Andrews, Scotland. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Gattyana McIntosh, 1897. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129488 on 2024-04-19
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Gattyana McIntosh, 1897. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129488 on 2024-04-19
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McIntosh, W.C. 1897. Notes from the Gatty Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews. No. 18. 1. On the phosphorescence of Gattyana (Nychia) cirrosa Pallas. 2. On a new Evarne (E. atlantica) from Rockall. 3. On the British species of Pholoe. 4. On a collection of annelids made by Canon Norman in Norway. Part I. A new Evarne and two species of Sthenelais. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20 (Series 6): 167-178., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19213622
page(s): 167 [details]
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
redescription McIntosh, W.C. 1900. A monograph of British Annelids. vol.1. pt.2. Polychaeta Amphinomidae to Sigalionidae. Ray Society of London, 1(l2): 215-442., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38577949
page(s): 285 [details]
page(s): 167 [details]
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
redescription McIntosh, W.C. 1900. A monograph of British Annelids. vol.1. pt.2. Polychaeta Amphinomidae to Sigalionidae. Ray Society of London, 1(l2): 215-442., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38577949
page(s): 285 [details]
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Etymology McIntosh (1897) introduced Gattyana to replace Nychia, which was a homonym, and he explained the etymology in his 1900 monograph, p.285. The genus is named for Charles Henry Gatty FRSE, FLS, FGS, who funded the establishment of the Gatty Marine Laboratory, St Andrews, Scotland. [details]
