Polychaeta taxon details
original description
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 [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]
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