Deep-Sea taxon details
Syllides Örsted, 1845
129679 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129679)
accepted
Genus
- Species Syllides articulosus Ehlers, 1897
- Species Syllides benedicti Banse, 1971
- Species Syllides floridanus Perkins, 1981
- Species Syllides profundus Maciolek, 2026
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
(of ) Örsted, A. S. (1845). Fortegnelse over Dyr, samlede i Christianiafjord ved Drøbak fra 21–24 Juli, 1844. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 2.</em> 1: 400–427, plate V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2359713
page(s): 408; note: As Syllis (Syllides) [details]
page(s): 408; note: As Syllis (Syllides) [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Syllides Örsted, 1845. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129679 on 2026-09-04
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Syllides Örsted, 1845. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129679 on 2026-09-04
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(of ) Örsted, A. S. (1845). Fortegnelse over Dyr, samlede i Christianiafjord ved Drøbak fra 21–24 Juli, 1844. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 2.</em> 1: 400–427, plate V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2359713
page(s): 408; note: As Syllis (Syllides) [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)
note: checklist [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 Fauvel, P. (1923). Polychètes errantes. Faune de France. <em>Librairie de la Faculte des Sciences. Paris.</em> 5: 1-488., available online at http://www.faunedefrance.org/ [details]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
redescription 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): 408; note: As Syllis (Syllides) [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)
note: checklist [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 Fauvel, P. (1923). Polychètes errantes. Faune de France. <em>Librairie de la Faculte des Sciences. Paris.</em> 5: 1-488., available online at http://www.faunedefrance.org/ [details]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
redescription 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]
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Diagnosis (Maciolek, 2026, modified from San Martín 2003). Palps large, rounded, fused basally, visible dorsally, with accessory papilla midway on ventrolateral surface. Pharynx unarmed, with or without papillae subdistal to smooth rim. Nuchal organs as ciliated grooves between prostomium and peristomium. Prostomial antennae, tentacular cirri, and dorsal cirri of setigers 1 and 2 smooth, club-shaped or fusiform; dorsal cirri from setiger 3 onward may be distinctly articulated or nearly smooth, often with glandular inclusions in articles. Ventral cirri leaflike or digitiform, sometimes long, especially posteriorly. Acicula not enlarged, with flattened or narrowly pointed tips. Compound setae heterogomph with bidentate blades. Dorsal simple setae present, of one shape; ventral simple setae present or absent. Hoods absent on blades of compound setae, may be present on dorsal simple setae. Reproduction by epigamy; some species brood eggs ventrally. [details]Grammatical gender Syllides is masculine as ICZN Code 4th edition article 30.1.4.4 requires '-ides' ending genera to be treated as masculine, lacking evidence to the contrary (lacking as Örsted, 1845 created the name as a subgenus in Syllis so he used a feminine suffix for his type species). Syllides is probably a simple suffix modification of 'Syllis' (feminine). Syllis is the name of a nymph (female) in Greek mythology. An earlier editor wrote that "Syllides is a male latin name, thus the correct ending for the specific names whose etymology refers to an adjective is -us. For this reason the Syllides species names (those ending -a) referring to an adjective are herein emended." Perhaps this editor only meant that Syllides was grammatically masculine by Code decree as evidence it originated as a masculine personal name has not been found. Past authors have created both feminine and masculine original adjectival species name spellings with about 13 masculine, 9 feminine. The type species was created in Syllis thus it originally had a feminine suffix. More recently Perkins (1981) and Hartmann-Schröder, 1983 created masculine names but made no comment as to why. Earlier Banse (1971) had treated the name as feminine. [G Read, June 2023] Subsequently Maciolek (2026) adopted the masculine endings. [details]
