Deep-Sea taxon details
Syllis heterochaeta Moore, 1909
195998 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:195998)
accepted
Species
Langerhansia heterochaeta (Moore, 1909) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
Syllis (Ehlersia) heterochaeta Moore, 1909 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Syllis (Ehlersia) heterochaeta Moore, 1909) Moore, J. Percy. (1909). The polychaetous annelids dredged by the U.S.S. "Albatross" off the coast of southern California in 1904. I. Syllidae, Sphaerodoridae, Hesionidae and Phyllodocidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 61: 321-351, plates XV-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1816604
page(s): 322-325, pl. XV figs. 1-4 [details]
page(s): 322-325, pl. XV figs. 1-4 [details]
Holotype (of Syllis (Ehlersia) heterochaeta Moore,...
Holotype (of Syllis (Ehlersia) heterochaeta Moore, 1909) USNM 17400, geounit Southern California [details]
Distribution This species has been recorded in some ecological lists in the Mediterranean. However, its presence is uncertain since no...
Distribution disjunct distribution
Distribution This species has been recorded in some ecological lists in the Mediterranean. However, its presence is uncertain since no taxonomic redescriptions for the area are available [details]
Distribution disjunct distribution
Distribution disjunct distribution [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Syllis heterochaeta Moore, 1909. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=195998 on 2026-07-18
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Syllis heterochaeta Moore, 1909. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=195998 on 2026-07-18
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(of Syllis (Ehlersia) heterochaeta Moore, 1909) Moore, J. Percy. (1909). The polychaetous annelids dredged by the U.S.S. "Albatross" off the coast of southern California in 1904. I. Syllidae, Sphaerodoridae, Hesionidae and Phyllodocidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 61: 321-351, plates XV-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1816604
page(s): 322-325, pl. XV figs. 1-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps304143 [details] Available for editors
additional source 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): 256 [details]
new combination reference Díaz-Castañeda, Victoria; San Martín, Guillermo. (2001). Syllidae (Polychaeta) from San Quintín lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, with the description of a new genus. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(3): 708-719., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34558872
page(s): 710; note: subgeneric assignment as Syllis (Ehlersia) abandoned [details] Available for editors
page(s): 322-325, pl. XV figs. 1-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps304143 [details] Available for editors
additional source 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): 256 [details]
new combination reference Díaz-Castañeda, Victoria; San Martín, Guillermo. (2001). Syllidae (Polychaeta) from San Quintín lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, with the description of a new genus. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(3): 708-719., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34558872
page(s): 710; note: subgeneric assignment as Syllis (Ehlersia) abandoned [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Syllis (Ehlersia) heterochaeta Moore, 1909) USNM 17400, geounit Southern California [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Distribution This species has been recorded in some ecological lists in the Mediterranean. However, its presence is uncertain since no taxonomic redescriptions for the area are available [details]Unreviewed
Bioclimatic category temperate [details]Distribution disjunct distribution [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Langerhansia heterochaeta (Moore, 1909))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Langerhansia heterochaeta (Moore, 1909))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records) (from synonym Syllis (Ehlersia) heterochaeta Moore, 1909)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (6 records) (from synonym Syllis (Ehlersia) heterochaeta Moore, 1909)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Langerhansia heterochaeta (Moore, 1909))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Langerhansia heterochaeta (Moore, 1909))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records) (from synonym Syllis (Ehlersia) heterochaeta Moore, 1909)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (6 records) (from synonym Syllis (Ehlersia) heterochaeta Moore, 1909)
To ITIS
