Deep-Sea name details
Eulalia imbricata Ehlers, 1874
327585 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327585)
unaccepted (superseded original combination; Paranaitis insertae sedis, see Kato & Pleijel 2003)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ehlers, E. (1874). Annulata nova vel minus cognita in Expeditione 'Porcupine' capta. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 4, 13: 292-298., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24342680
page(s): 294 [no figures] [details]
page(s): 294 [no figures] [details]
Note Rockall Trough, NE Atlantic Ocean (56.15°,...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Rockall Trough, NE Atlantic Ocean (56.15°, -14.1667°). [details]
Depth range 1214 m (664 fathoms).
Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: Rockall Trough (off W Ireland). Known from the type locality.
Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author. The specific epithet imbricata is a Latin adjective meaning 'imbricate' or 'tiled',...
Depth range 1214 m (664 fathoms). [details]
Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: Rockall Trough (off W Ireland). Known from the type locality.
Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: Rockall Trough (off W Ireland). Known from the type locality. [details]
Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author. The specific epithet imbricata is a Latin adjective meaning 'imbricate' or 'tiled',...
Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author. The specific epithet imbricata is a Latin adjective meaning 'imbricate' or 'tiled', and refers presumably to the imbricated dorsal cirri in the dorsal region of the body: "cirri dorsuales foliacei, parte antica et postica corporis excepta, dorsum imbricatim tegentes brevi-ovati" (Ehlers, 1874: 294). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Eulalia imbricata Ehlers, 1874. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327585 on 2026-09-14
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Eulalia imbricata Ehlers, 1874. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327585 on 2026-09-14
Date
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original description
Ehlers, E. (1874). Annulata nova vel minus cognita in Expeditione 'Porcupine' capta. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 4, 13: 292-298., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24342680
page(s): 294 [no figures] [details]
new combination reference Kato, Tetsuya; Pleijel, Fredrik. (2003). A revision of <i>Paranaitis</i> Southern, 1914 (Polychaeta: Phyllodocidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 138(4): 379-429., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00069.x
page(s): 418; note: as Paranaitis imbricata [details]
status source Pleijel, Fredrik. (1991). Phylogeny and classification of the Phyllodocidae (Polychaeta). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 20(3): 225-261., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1991.tb00289.x
page(s): 255; note: considered to be a possible nomen dubium, without known type material [details] Available for editors
page(s): 294 [no figures] [details]
new combination reference Kato, Tetsuya; Pleijel, Fredrik. (2003). A revision of <i>Paranaitis</i> Southern, 1914 (Polychaeta: Phyllodocidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 138(4): 379-429., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00069.x
page(s): 418; note: as Paranaitis imbricata [details]
status source Pleijel, Fredrik. (1991). Phylogeny and classification of the Phyllodocidae (Polychaeta). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 20(3): 225-261., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1991.tb00289.x
page(s): 255; note: considered to be a possible nomen dubium, without known type material [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1214 m (664 fathoms). [details]Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: Rockall Trough (off W Ireland). Known from the type locality. [details]
Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author. The specific epithet imbricata is a Latin adjective meaning 'imbricate' or 'tiled', and refers presumably to the imbricated dorsal cirri in the dorsal region of the body: "cirri dorsuales foliacei, parte antica et postica corporis excepta, dorsum imbricatim tegentes brevi-ovati" (Ehlers, 1874: 294). [details]
Habitat Not stated in the original description, unknown. Occurs at bathyal depths (1214 m). [details]
Type locality Rockall Trough, NE Atlantic Ocean (56.15°, -14.1667°). [details]
