Deep-Sea name details
Ehlersia Quatrefages, 1866
129651 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129651)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
- Species Ehlersia cornuta (Rathke, 1843) accepted as Syllis cornuta Rathke, 1843
- Species Ehlersia ferrugina Langerhans, 1881 accepted as Paraehlersia ferrugina (Langerhans, 1881)
marine, fresh
recent only
feminine
Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 32-33 [details]
page(s): 32-33 [details]
Etymology Ehlersia is assumed to be named after Ernst Heinrich Ehlers (11 November 1835 – 31 December 1925). Circumstance supports...
Homonymy Senior homonym to the fossil ostracod Ehlersia in Kesling, Crafts, Darby, Shubak & Smith 1960 (Contr. Mus. Paleont. Univ....
Etymology Ehlersia is assumed to be named after Ernst Heinrich Ehlers (11 November 1835 – 31 December 1925). Circumstance supports this, although Quatrefages Ehlersia naming is very brief and has no etymology information. The first part of Ehlers' "Die Borstenwürmer" monograph, his first major work, was published in 1864. Ehlersia is feminine as Quatrefages kept Syllis sexoculata Ehlers, 1864 as 'sexoculata' within Ehlersia, and subsequent authors have continued to create feminine species-group names. [details]
Homonymy Senior homonym to the fossil ostracod Ehlersia in Kesling, Crafts, Darby, Shubak & Smith 1960 (Contr. Mus. Paleont. Univ....
Homonymy Senior homonym to the fossil ostracod Ehlersia in Kesling, Crafts, Darby, Shubak & Smith 1960 (Contr. Mus. Paleont. Univ. Mich. 15: 307.) [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Ehlersia Quatrefages, 1866. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129651 on 2026-06-13
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ehlersia Quatrefages, 1866. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129651 on 2026-06-13
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Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 32-33 [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 Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
source of synonymy San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 32-33 [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 Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
source of synonymy San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Ehlersia is assumed to be named after Ernst Heinrich Ehlers (11 November 1835 – 31 December 1925). Circumstance supports this, although Quatrefages Ehlersia naming is very brief and has no etymology information. The first part of Ehlers' "Die Borstenwürmer" monograph, his first major work, was published in 1864. Ehlersia is feminine as Quatrefages kept Syllis sexoculata Ehlers, 1864 as 'sexoculata' within Ehlersia, and subsequent authors have continued to create feminine species-group names. [details]Homonymy Senior homonym to the fossil ostracod Ehlersia in Kesling, Crafts, Darby, Shubak & Smith 1960 (Contr. Mus. Paleont. Univ. Mich. 15: 307.) [details]
