Polychaeta taxon details
original description
McIntosh, W.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): 188-189, pl. XXX fig. 4, pl. XXXIII fig. 1, pl. XVA figs. 11-12 [details]
original description
(of Sphaerosyllis mcintoshi Ehlers, 1897) Ehlers, Ernst. (1897). Polychaeten. <em>Ergebnisse der Hamburger Magalhaensischen Sammelreise 1892/93.</em> 3: 1-148, 9 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46140179 page(s): 46 [details]
source of synonymy
Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.140, geounit Kerguelen Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 45-120 fathoms (= about 80-220 m). [details]
Distribution Subantarctic Indian Ocean: Kerguelen Islands. [details]
Etymology Not explicitly stated, but the specific epithet kerguelensis refers to the type locality of the species, Kerguelen Islands. [details]
Habitat Volcanic mud, picked out from debris of Laetmonice producta Grube, 1877. [details]
Taxonomy Successively moved to different genera, first Syllides, and later Brania, but nowadays retained in the original genus. [details]
Type locality Off Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen Islands, subantarctic Indian Ocean (-48.6667°, 69.1°; location from Tizard et al., 1885). [details]
Type material Holotype deposited at the Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK 1885.12.1.140). [details]
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